Saxon Cheese Schreiber amp Double Rainbow Ice Cream Top WDE Dairy Product Contest
Vol 141 No 10 bull Friday August 26 2016 bull Madison Wisconsin
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USDA To Buy 11 Million Pounds Of Cheddar For Nutrition Programs
ldquoThis commodity purchase is part of a robust comprehensive safety net that will help reduce a cheese surplus that is at a 30-year high while at the same time moving a high-protein food to the tables of those most in needrdquo Vil-sack continued
US natural cheese stocks at the end of July totaled about 1276 bil-lion pounds In the 1980s when USDA was buying and storing hundreds of million pounds of sur-plus cheese and other dairy prod-ucts cheese stocks peaked at 1248 billion pounds at the end of Sep-tember 1983 according to figures from USDArsquos National Agricul-tural Statistics Service
ldquoUSDA will continue to look for ways within its authorities to tackle food insecurity and provide for added stability in the market-placerdquo Vilsack added
ldquoThis cheese purchase will pro-vide some assistance to Americarsquos dairy farmers through increased demand for their milk while also serving the needs of Americans who patronize food banks and other charitable assistance orga-
bull See USDA To Buy p 8
Milk Production Rose 14 In July Milk Cow Numbers Up 2000 Head From June CA Output Down 08 WI Up 21WashingtonmdashUS milk produc-tion in the 23 reporting states during July totaled 16828 billion pounds up 14 percent from July of 2015 USDArsquos National Agri-cultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported last Friday
NASS also revised Junersquos milk production estimate for the 23 reporting states up by 9 million pounds but the percentage increase from June of 2015 remained 16 percent
Production per cow in the 23 reporting states averaged 1946 pounds for July 24 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 reporting states
bull See July Milk Output p 6
FDA Extends Clarifies Some FSMA Compliance Dates Compliance Date For PMO Facilities Is September 17 2018WashingtonmdashThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week extended the compliance dates for certain provisions in four final Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules
Compliance dates are fast approaching for large food facilities that produce human and animal foods FDA noted Human food companies other than small and very small businesses will need to come into compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food rule by September 19 2016
Animal food companies other than small and very small busi-nesses will need to come into compliance with CGMPs under the preventive controls for food for animals final rule by Septem-ber 19 2016 and with preventive controls by September 18 2017
The changes announced this week impact the compliance dates for certain provisions in the two CGMP and preventive controls rules the two CGMP and pre-ventive controls rules for human and animal food Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) and produce safety
In the preamble of the final rule establishing part 117 which among other things amended FDArsquos current CGMP regulation FDA established a compliance date of September 17 2018 for
bull See PMO Facilities p 14
MadisonmdashSaxon Cheese LLC of Cleveland WI took top honors as the Cheese amp Butter Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest held here this week
Saxonrsquos winning Aged Butter-kase earned a score of 9915 in the Open Class Semi Soft Cheese category
Schreiber Foods of Green Bay WI was selected as the Grade A Grand Champion for its Lemon Aussie which scored 9995 in the Open Flavor Yogurt category
Double Rainbow Ice Cream of San Francisco CA took home its first Ice Cream Grand Cham-pion title in the contest for its Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit Ice Cream in the Open Class Ice Cream category with a score of 9995
This yearrsquos contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) received a record number of 1130 entries from dairy processors throughout North America
Since its inception in 2003 the WDE contest has been fully embraced by the dairy industry since processors have recognized the myriad benefits from partici-pating in the contest said WDPA executive director Brad Legreid
Judging took place here Tues-day and Wednesday at the Alli-ant Energy Center and Thursday at Babcock Hall on the UW-Madison campus
The contest auction will be held Oct 4 at World Dairy Expo in Madison with all first place winners auctioned off
bull See WDE Dairy Contest p 9 1500
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Aim Is To Assist Food Banks And Reduce Cheese Surplus USDA To Issue Solicitation In Near FutureWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday announced plans to pur-chase approximately 11 million pounds of Cheddar cheese from private inventories to assist food banks and pantries while reducing a cheese surplus that the agency said is at its highest level in 30 years
The purchase valued at $20 million will be provided to fami-lies in need across the US through USDA nutrition assistance pro-grams
USDA is purchasing the Ched-dar cheese under Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 USDArsquos Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) explained
A solicitation for the Ched-dar cheese will be issued in the near future AMS said All offers must be submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) website
Offerors are urged to review all documents as they per-tain to this program includ-ing the applicable commodity specification(s) identified in the subsequent solicitation(s) and the qualification requirements for prospective contractors sell-ing commodities to USDA dated October of 2014
These documents are available on the AMS Commodity Procure-ment website at wwwamsusdagovselling-food
In recent weeks USDA has received requests from National Milk Producers Federation American Farm Bureau Federa-tion National Farmers Union and more than 60 members of Congress either to buy cheese to help boost milk prices or to use its authority under the Commodity Credit Corporation Act to help dairy farmers
ldquoWe understand that the nationrsquos dairy producers are expe-riencing challenges to market conditions and that food banks continue to see strong demand for assistancerdquo said US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
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the only feasible change would be Texas passing Michigan
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Michigan Joins The Top Five Dairy States
D I C K G R O V E S
Publisher EditorCheese Reportere dgrovescheesereportercomtw cheesereporter
EDITORIAL COMMENT
It doesnrsquot happen very often but itrsquos happening here in 2016 therersquos a new member of the top five milk-producing states
Specifically Michigan has at least temporarily and possibly for a long time moved into the num-ber five spot in US milk produc-tion mdash trailing only California Wisconsin Idaho and New York mdash bumping Pennsylvania into the number six spot
Michigan has been closing in on Pennsylvania for quite a while now The gap in milk production between the two states was 552 million pounds last year down from over 1 billion pounds in 2014 and almost 14 billion pounds in 2013
In June Michiganrsquos milk pro-duction topped Pennsylvaniarsquos output by 8 million pounds and that was also the gap between the two states in July With that small gap itrsquos likely that Pennsylvania will still end up ranking fifth in milk production for 2016 but Michigan appears poised to move solidly into the number five spot for the foreseeable future
Trends thus far in 2016 help support that view During the first quarter Michiganrsquos milk output was up 83 percent from a year ear-lier while Pennsylvaniarsquos was up 14 percent Second-quarter pro-duction increases were 63 percent for Michigan and 05 percent for Pennsylvania
Further in July Michiganrsquos milk cow numbers were up 11000 head from a year earlier while Pennsylvaniarsquos cow numbers were unchanged And Michiganrsquos out-put per cow in July was up 40 pounds from July of 2015 while Pennsylvaniarsquos output per cow was up just five pounds As a result Michiganrsquos July production was up 45 percent from July of 2015 while Pennsylvaniarsquos was up just 03 percent
Michiganrsquos move into the top five dairy states and Pennsylva-niarsquos fall into the number six posi-tion got us wondering When was the last time the top five dairy
states didnrsquot include California Wisconsin New York Idaho and Pennsylvania
That would be in 2002 That year the top five dairy states were in order California Wisconsin New York Pennsylvania and Minnesota Idaho ranked sixth followed by New Mexico and then Michigan
In 2003 Idaho bumped Minne-sota out of the top five and since then the top five states have been unchanged There has been some shifting among the top five with Pennsylvania falling to fifth and Idaho and New York taking turns in third and fourth but the top five states have been unchanged since 2003
With this history in mind we thought it would be interesting to look back a bit further to see how the top five dairy states has evolved over the past half-century or so and where the current top five has ranked over the years (if they werenrsquot yet in the top five)
Back in 1960 the top five milk-producing states were in order Wisconsin Minnesota New York California and Pennsylvania Michigan actually ranked seventh that year while Idaho ranked 21st In addition to Michigan other states that ranked sixth through 10th back in 1960 were in order Iowa Ohio Illinois and Missouri Obviously there was a lot of milk being produced in the central part of the US back then (and now)
In 1970 the top five dairy states were in order Wisconsin New York Minnesota California and Pennsylvania Michigan continued to rank seventh while Idaho had dropped to 23rd
Ten years later the top five dairy states was still the same with one state making a big move Those five states were in order Wiscon-sin California New York Minne-sota and Pennsylvania Michigan ranked sixth in milk production in 1980 although the gap between Michigan and Pennsylvania was about 35 billion pounds Idaho moved up to 19th
In 1990 the top five dairy states were in order Wisconsin Cali-fornia New York Minnesota and Pennsylvania Michigan ranked seventh that year (Texas moved up to sixth) and Idaho had moved up to 12th
And then in 2000 the top five dairy states were in order Califor-nia Wisconsin New York Penn-sylvania and Minnesota Idaho had moved up to sixth while Michigan fell to eighth (Texas was seventh)
From all of this we can reach several conclusions the most obvi-ous being that the top five milk-producing states doesnrsquot change all that often Indeed the top five states in 2000 was the same as it was back in 1960 (although the top five in 1960 was different than in 1950 with Pennsylvania replac-ing Iowa) Thatrsquos why Idaho mov-ing into the top five back in 2003 was a big change and Michigan moving into the top five now is a big change
And this of course leads to the obvious question of what state will be next in joining the top five dairy states The answer isnrsquot any easier than trying to predict what the CME block Cheddar price will average next year
At the top of the list Califor-nia remains a solid number one although the gap between Califor-nia and Wisconsin has declined a bit it remained over 10 billion pounds last year And New York and Idaho look solid in the num-ber three and four positions (New York outproduced Pennsylvania by over 3 billion pounds last year)
Assuming Michiganrsquos milk pro-duction continues to grow the statersquos hold on the number five spot appears solid Texas had outpro-duced Michigan as recently as in 2014 and at this point is expand-ing its milking herd at almost the same pace as Michigan so at this point the only feasible change would be Texas passing Michigan
But Michigan ranked eighth back when Idaho moved into the top five states so maybe we should keep our eyes on Minnesota
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 3
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Macroeconomic Factors Previously Boosted Ag Exports Are Now Cutting Volumes PricesWashingtonmdashMacroeconomic factors played a ldquokey rolerdquo in the steady expansion of US agricul-tural exports that began in the early 2000s and peaked at a record $1523 billion in fiscal year 2014 but the current macroeconomic outlook implies weaker prospects for near- and medium-term global agricultural consumption and import growth and for US agricul-turersquos share of global exports
Thatrsquos among the findings of a report Global Macroeconomic Developments Drive Downturn in US Agricultural Exports which was recently released by USDArsquos Eco-nomic Research Service (ERS)
Robust income gains particu-larly in China and other devel-oping countries boosted import demand for foods feeds and fibers the report noted An extended period of dollar depreciation dur-ing 2003-12 supported the increas-ing competitiveness of US exports
Other factors including declin-ing global stocks of major com-modities rising demand for biofuel feedstocks slowed growth in pro-ductivity and weather-related pro-duction shortfalls also contributed to upward pressure on agricultural markets the report added
Since 2014 however a number of these market fundamentals have changed the report pointed out Global income growth has slowed the dollar has strengthened sub-stantially against the currencies of many US agricultural export mar-kets and competitors foreign com-petition has increased and growth in biofuel markets has slowed
The net effect of these and other factors has been generally over-supplied markets and rising global stocks-to-use ratios for many major agricultural commodities
As macroeconomic conditions as well as other market fundamen-tals have changed US agricultural exports fell more than 8 percent to $1397 billion in fiscal 2015 driven primarily by lower prices and are forecast to fall an addi-tional 105 percent to $1250 bil-lion in fiscal 2016
Further the USDA agricultural projections released in February 2016 reflect substantially lower global real gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a stronger US dollar in the near term (2016-17) and medium term (2018-2020) than did previous projections released in 2015
Three major shifts in global mac-roeconomic trends beginning in late 2014 and continuing through-out 2015 supported the sharply dif-ferent assumptions underlying the 2016 USDA projections and the 2015 USDA projections A stronger US dollar US
agricultural exports are tied closely to the value of the dollar relative
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to the currencies of US export markets and competitors Since 2014 the appreciation of the dol-lar against most currencies includ-ing a pattern of relatively strong appreciation against the currencies of major competitors has generally reduced the demand for and com-petitiveness of US ag commodities Weaker income growth in
developing countries Global and US ag export growth is tied closely to rising incomes in developing-country markets in Asia Latin America the Middle East and Africa For the 2015 USDA pro-jections per capita GDP growth for developing countries in 2015 was forecast at 36 percent forthe 2016 USDA projections the
developing-country growth rate for 2015 fell to 26 percent
By comparison the average per capita GDP growth rate for devel-oping countries during 2001-13 was about 42 percent Declining oil prices The
average refiner acquisition price of crude oil in 2015 was $4639 per barrel down nearly half from the $9114 per barrel assumed in the 2015 USDA projections The 2016 USDA projections assume that oil prices will remain in the low $50-per-barrel range during 2016 and 2017 rising slowly to roughly $80 per barrel by 2025
Together these shifts led to a macroeconomic outlook charac-terized by weaker global demand for ag products diminished US export competitiveness and lower energy and other commodity prices relative to the 2015 projections
The changes in the macroeco-nomic outlook underlying the 2016 projections led to estimated reduc-tions in projected world prices ranging from 3 to 16 percent in the near term and 5 to 19 percent in the medium term compared with the 2015 USDA projections
The largest price impacts are for crops with relatively smaller impacts for meat
Percentage reductions in pro-jected US export volumes are largest for corn wheat and rice Almost across the board percent-age declines in US exports are larger than those in world trade indicating reduced US market sharesIn a scenario that explores only the impact of an extended period of dollar appreciation beyond that assumed in the 2016 USDA projections results indicate further reductions
CHEESE REPORTERPage 4 August 26 2016
from our archives
50 YEARS AGOAug 26 1966 WashingtonmdashSamuel Kearing city markets commissioner after strongly inti-mating that milk distributors in the New York market were profi-teering and had even applied pres-sure to have them roll back recent milk price increases did an abrupt about-face this week and blamed the Johnson administration for high milk prices
Fond du Lac WImdashCharges by Pure Milk Products Cooperative that USDA is illegally reducing the minimum order Class I price by 24 cents in 11 Midwest federal milk marketing orders were forwarded to the department late last week
25 YEARS AGOAug 23 1991 WashingtonmdashTom Badciong executive vice president of operations and technology at Schreiber Foods Inc Green Bay WI has been elected chairman of the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) He succeeds outgoing IDFA chairman Ron Rice presi-dent of the deli bakery division of The Kroger Co Cincinnati
WashingtonmdashUnsanitary con-ditions in cheese and other dairy plants and problems with government butter grading are detailed in a USDA audit of AMS dairy grading and inspec-tion activities The Office of Inspector General visited 25 dairy plants including 20 cheese plants in Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois and disclosed that eight were operating under unsanitary conditions
10 YEARS AGOAug 25 2006 San Joaquin Valley CAmdashOwners of the Blue Ribbon Cheese Company are working with county and state agencies to gain appropri-ate approvals and permitting for construction of a new cheese manufacturing facility planned for the San Joaquin Valley within 60 miles of downtown Fresno CA
WashingtonmdashDespite years of consumer education on dietary guidance most people have no idea how many calories they should consume in a day according to a new International Food Informa-tion Council survey When asked how many calories a person your age weight and height should con-sume daily 43 percent said they would not venture a guess
Exports Wonrsquot Improve Until Well Into lsquo17 Dairy Situation amp Outlook by Bob Cropp
Dr Bob Cropp is a Professor Emeritus at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Milk prices continue to show strong recovery from the lows in April and May The August Class III price will be near $17 about $175 higher than $1524 in July and about $425 higher than $1276 in May Higher Class III prices are driven by much higher cheese prices and some improve-ment in dry whey prices
Cheese prices are the highest since November of 2014 On the CME 40-pound Cheddar blocks averaged $16613 per pound in July but have been between $17325 and $18650 during August Ched-dar barrels averaged $17363 per pound in July but have been between $17750 and $188 during August Dry whey averaged $026 per pound in July and increased to $029 in August
The August Class IV price will be near $1477 $209 higher than the low of $1268 in April But little lower butter and nonfat dry milk prices will lower the August Class IV price to about $1478 compared to $1484 in July CME butter averaged $22731 per pound in July and has been between $215 and $227 range in August Non-fat dry milk averaged $08638 per pound in July and has been between $083 and $08475 range in August
This much increase in cheese prices was not anticipated Cheese stocks have been increasing June 30th total cheese stocks were a record high at 96 percent higher than a year ago and 139 percent higher than the five year average for this date But higher Cheddar cheese prices were driven by good sales lower production with June 35 percent lower than a year ago and fresh Cheddar cheese supply tighter than more aged cheese
Butter prices have been held in check with June 30th stocks 274 percent higher than a year ago and 35 percent higher than the five-year average for this date This was the highest butter stocks since June of 1993 June butter produc-tion was 64 percent higher than a year ago
June 30th nonfat dry milk stocks were 94 percent lower than a year ago but 13 percent higher than the five year average for this date June nonfat dry milk production was 132 percent lower than a year ago as skim milk powder produc-tion for export increased 595 per-cent
Dairy product prices were not helped by exports since June exports continued below year ago levels
Compared to June a year ago exports were lower by 9 percent for nonfat dry milkskim milk powder 33 percent lower for but-terfat 12 percent lower for cheese and 2 percent lower for dry whey However whey protein concen-trate exports increased 52 percent as China bought a record volume and increased exports to Southeast Asia
On a total solids basis June exports were equivalent to 149 percent of milk production the highest since April 2015 Imports were equivalent to 41 percent of milk production
Whether cheese prices hold at these improved levels and sup-porting higher Class III prices will depend a lot upon the level of milk production as well as continued strong sales Milk production for the month of July was 14 percent higher than last year driven mainly by improved milk per cow up 12 percent Cow numbers increased
two months in a row with July numbers up 2000 head from June
Californiarsquos milk production continues below a year ago but the decline is slowing with July down just 08 percent Milk production has picked up in Idaho with July 37 percent higher than a year ago While milk per cow was higher in New Mexico 13000 fewer cows put July milk production 12 percent lower Texas added 9000 cows and with more milk per cow July pro-duction was 44 percent higher
July milk production was up 40 percent in New York 45 percent in Michigan 25 percent in Iowa 15 percent in Minnesota 59 per-cent in South Dakota and 21 percent in Wisconsin It appears that some of the hot and humid weather in July had little impact on milk production in the North-east and Upper Midwest
Last year milk production for the first half of the year was 17 percent higher than the year before but production slowed during the second half to just 08 percent
This year milk production for the first half of the year leap year adjusted was 11 percent higher With the weaker increase the sec-ond half of the year last year pro-duction will remain higher than a year ago and could end the year about 16 percent higher than last year
Exports may start to show some improvement Milk production in the EU 28 countries which was run-ning more than 5 percent higher earlier is now just 1 percent Milk production is also projected to be lower in Australia New Zealand and Argentina China has been a little more active in imports But there is still excess world stocks to work off US faces strong com-pletion from both EU and New Zealand for markets World dairy product prices are improving but remain well below US prices
So any major improvement in exports is not likely before well into 2017
Class III futures are near $17 for August and remain in the $17s through November before drop-ping to the $16s in December and continuing in the $16s for 2017 These prices appear to be a little optimistic
Once buyers are comfortable with their cheese and butter inven-tories to support the strong selling period of Thanksgiving through Christmas we could see lower cheese prices pushing the Class III price once again back to the $15s by November and December It will take continued strong cheese sales and slower growth in milk production to support the current Class III futures BC
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 5
FDA Draft Guidance Explains Agencyrsquos Views On Several Preventive Controls RegulationsChapters Cover Conducting Hazard Analysis Potential Hazards Application Of Preventive ControlsWashingtonmdashThe FDA this week issued new draft guidance that the agency said will help industry to comply with certain requirements of the preventive controls for human food final rule
The draft guidance involves five chapters of what will be multi-chapter guidance intended to explain FDArsquos current think-ing on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive con-trols under the final rule ldquoCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Foodrdquo which the agency released last September
The guidance is directed to those food companies that are subject to the preventive controls for human food (PCHF) requirements Com-panies only need to apply preven-tive controls if after conducting a hazard analysis of the products and processes conducted at their facilities they identify known or reasonably foreseeable biological chemical or physical hazards that require a preventive control
The five chapters of the draft guidance that FDA released this week include the following
The Food Safety Plan The guidance provided is intended to help companies understand what a food safety plan is and how it differs from a HACCP plan The PCHF requirements specify that a facility must prepare or have pre-pared and implement a written food safety plan
Conducting a Hazard Analysis The guidance provided is intended to help conduct a hazard analysis in accordance with the PCHF The hazard analysis must be writ-ten regardless of the results of the analysis and must include two ele-ments a hazard identification and a hazard analysis
Potential Hazards Associated with the Manufacturing Pro-cessing Packing and Holding of Human Food The guidance is intended to help consider the biological chemical and physical hazards that are commonly of con-cern in food plants and that should be addressed in a hazard analysis It addresses ingredient-related haz-ards process-related hazards and hazards that may be introduced from the food-production environ-ment (facility-related hazards)
Preventive Controls The guid-ance in this chapter is intended to help companies identify and implement preventive controls
The PCHF requirements specify that companies must identify and implement preventive controls to provide assurances that any haz-ards requiring a preventive control will be significantly minimized or prevented and the food manufac-tured processed packed or held by a food facility will not be adul-terated or misbranded
This chapter provides an over-view of common preventive con-trols that companies could use to significantly minimize or prevent the occurrence of biological chem-ical and physical hazards in food products and the food production environment when the outcome of a hazard analysis is that one or
more of these hazards requires a preventive control
Application of Preventive Controls and Preventive Con-trol Management Components The guidance in this chapter is intended to help companies iden-tify and implement preventive controls and associated preventive control management components as part of their food safety plan
This chapter provides an over-view of the application of pre-ventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent the occur-rence of biological chemical and physical hazards in finished foods and the food production environ-ment The chapter also provides an overview of preventive control management components (ie monitoring corrective actions and corrections and verification
activities and their associated records)
Although companies can com-ment on this guidance at any time to ensure that FDA considers com-ments before it issues the final ver-sion of the guidance comments should be submitted by February 21 2017 Electronic comments can be submitted at wwwregula-tionsgov the docket number is FDA-2016-D-2343
FDA plans to release additional chapters of the draft guidance when those chapters are com-pleted Those chapters will cover among other things use of heat treatment as a process control use of timetemperature control as a process control use of formulation as a process control sanitation controls allergen controls and recall plans
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 6 August 26 2016
STATE July July Change2015 2016 Change Cows
California 3405 3377 -08 -10000
Wisconsin 2509 2562 21 -2000
Idaho 1228 1273 37 9000
New York 1219 1268 40 1000
Michigan 888 928 45 11000
Pennsylvania 917 920 03 NC
Texas 855 893 44 9000
Minnesota 810 822 15 2000
New Mexico 659 651 -12 -13000
Washington 560 560 - -1000
Ohio 471 473 04 NC
Iowa 404 414 25 NC
Arizona 387 392 13 3000
Indiana 335 340 15 3000
Colorado 322 336 43 5000
Kansas 264 271 27 2000
Vermont 230 230 - -2000
Oregon 231 219 28 3000
South Dakota 203 215 59 8000
Florida 214 202 -56 -4000
Utah 193 183 -52 -4000
Illinois 155 156 06 NC
Virginia 148 143 -34 -1000
millions of pounds 1000 head
Milk Production by State
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July Milk Output(Continued from p 1)
in July was 8649 million head 19000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
July milk production for the entire US totaled an estimated 17915 billion pounds up 14 per-cent from July of 2015 Production per cow for the entire US in July averaged 1920 pounds 23 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the US in July was 9332 million head 18000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
Californiarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 3377 billion pounds down 08 percent from July of 2015 due to 10000 fewer milk cows and five less pounds of milk per cow Californiarsquos June milk output had been down 10 percent from June of 2015
Wisconsinrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 2562 billion pounds up 21 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 fewer milk cows but 45 more pounds of milk per cow Wisconsinrsquos June milk production estimate was revised down by 6 million pounds so June output was up 35 percent from a year earlier rather than up 38 percent as ini-tially estimated
Idahorsquos July milk production totaled 1273 billion pounds up 37 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Ida-horsquos June milk output estimate was revised up by 16 million pounds
so production was up 37 percent from a year earlier rather than up 23 percent as initially estimated
July milk production in New York totaled 1268 billion pounds up 4 percent from July of 2015 due to 1000 more milk cows and 75 more pounds of milk per cow New Yorkrsquos June milk output had been up 42 percent from June of 2015
Michigan remained the number five milk-producing state in July the statersquos milk output of 928 mil-lion pounds was up 45 percent from July of 2015 due to 11000 more milk cows and 40 more pounds of milk per cow Michiganrsquos June milk production estimate was revised up by 4 million pounds so output was up 59 percent from June of 2015 rather than 54 percent as initially estimated
Pennsylvaniarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 920 million pounds up 03 percent from July of 2015 due to unchanged milk cow num-bers and five more pounds of milk per cow Pennsylvaniarsquos June milk output had been up 06 percent from June of 2015
July milk production in Texas totaled 893 million pounds up 44 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Texasrsquo June milk production had been up 38 percent from a year earlier
Minnesotarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 822 million pounds up 15 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 more milk cows and 20 more pounds of milk per cow Minnesotarsquos June milk produc-tion estimate was revised down by 2 million pounds so output was
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up 19 percent from June of 2015 rather than up 21 percent as ini-tially estimated
New Mexicorsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 651 million pounds down 12 percent from July of 2015 due to 13000 fewer milk cows but 60 more pounds of milk per cow New Mexicorsquos June milk output had been down 35 percent from a year earlier
Washingtonrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 560 million pounds unchanged from July of 2015 due to 1000 fewer milk cows but
10 more pounds of milk per cow Washingtonrsquos June milk produc-tion had also been unchanged from a year earlier
All told for the 23 reporting states in July compared to July of 2015 milk production was higher in 16 states with those production increases ranging from 03 percent in Pennsylvania to 59 percent in South Dakota lower in five states with those declines ranging from 08 percent in California to 56 percent in Florida and unchanged in Washington and Vermont
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
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AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
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MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
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On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
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Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
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White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
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Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
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16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 2 August 26 2016
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the only feasible change would be Texas passing Michigan
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Michigan Joins The Top Five Dairy States
D I C K G R O V E S
Publisher EditorCheese Reportere dgrovescheesereportercomtw cheesereporter
EDITORIAL COMMENT
It doesnrsquot happen very often but itrsquos happening here in 2016 therersquos a new member of the top five milk-producing states
Specifically Michigan has at least temporarily and possibly for a long time moved into the num-ber five spot in US milk produc-tion mdash trailing only California Wisconsin Idaho and New York mdash bumping Pennsylvania into the number six spot
Michigan has been closing in on Pennsylvania for quite a while now The gap in milk production between the two states was 552 million pounds last year down from over 1 billion pounds in 2014 and almost 14 billion pounds in 2013
In June Michiganrsquos milk pro-duction topped Pennsylvaniarsquos output by 8 million pounds and that was also the gap between the two states in July With that small gap itrsquos likely that Pennsylvania will still end up ranking fifth in milk production for 2016 but Michigan appears poised to move solidly into the number five spot for the foreseeable future
Trends thus far in 2016 help support that view During the first quarter Michiganrsquos milk output was up 83 percent from a year ear-lier while Pennsylvaniarsquos was up 14 percent Second-quarter pro-duction increases were 63 percent for Michigan and 05 percent for Pennsylvania
Further in July Michiganrsquos milk cow numbers were up 11000 head from a year earlier while Pennsylvaniarsquos cow numbers were unchanged And Michiganrsquos out-put per cow in July was up 40 pounds from July of 2015 while Pennsylvaniarsquos output per cow was up just five pounds As a result Michiganrsquos July production was up 45 percent from July of 2015 while Pennsylvaniarsquos was up just 03 percent
Michiganrsquos move into the top five dairy states and Pennsylva-niarsquos fall into the number six posi-tion got us wondering When was the last time the top five dairy
states didnrsquot include California Wisconsin New York Idaho and Pennsylvania
That would be in 2002 That year the top five dairy states were in order California Wisconsin New York Pennsylvania and Minnesota Idaho ranked sixth followed by New Mexico and then Michigan
In 2003 Idaho bumped Minne-sota out of the top five and since then the top five states have been unchanged There has been some shifting among the top five with Pennsylvania falling to fifth and Idaho and New York taking turns in third and fourth but the top five states have been unchanged since 2003
With this history in mind we thought it would be interesting to look back a bit further to see how the top five dairy states has evolved over the past half-century or so and where the current top five has ranked over the years (if they werenrsquot yet in the top five)
Back in 1960 the top five milk-producing states were in order Wisconsin Minnesota New York California and Pennsylvania Michigan actually ranked seventh that year while Idaho ranked 21st In addition to Michigan other states that ranked sixth through 10th back in 1960 were in order Iowa Ohio Illinois and Missouri Obviously there was a lot of milk being produced in the central part of the US back then (and now)
In 1970 the top five dairy states were in order Wisconsin New York Minnesota California and Pennsylvania Michigan continued to rank seventh while Idaho had dropped to 23rd
Ten years later the top five dairy states was still the same with one state making a big move Those five states were in order Wiscon-sin California New York Minne-sota and Pennsylvania Michigan ranked sixth in milk production in 1980 although the gap between Michigan and Pennsylvania was about 35 billion pounds Idaho moved up to 19th
In 1990 the top five dairy states were in order Wisconsin Cali-fornia New York Minnesota and Pennsylvania Michigan ranked seventh that year (Texas moved up to sixth) and Idaho had moved up to 12th
And then in 2000 the top five dairy states were in order Califor-nia Wisconsin New York Penn-sylvania and Minnesota Idaho had moved up to sixth while Michigan fell to eighth (Texas was seventh)
From all of this we can reach several conclusions the most obvi-ous being that the top five milk-producing states doesnrsquot change all that often Indeed the top five states in 2000 was the same as it was back in 1960 (although the top five in 1960 was different than in 1950 with Pennsylvania replac-ing Iowa) Thatrsquos why Idaho mov-ing into the top five back in 2003 was a big change and Michigan moving into the top five now is a big change
And this of course leads to the obvious question of what state will be next in joining the top five dairy states The answer isnrsquot any easier than trying to predict what the CME block Cheddar price will average next year
At the top of the list Califor-nia remains a solid number one although the gap between Califor-nia and Wisconsin has declined a bit it remained over 10 billion pounds last year And New York and Idaho look solid in the num-ber three and four positions (New York outproduced Pennsylvania by over 3 billion pounds last year)
Assuming Michiganrsquos milk pro-duction continues to grow the statersquos hold on the number five spot appears solid Texas had outpro-duced Michigan as recently as in 2014 and at this point is expand-ing its milking herd at almost the same pace as Michigan so at this point the only feasible change would be Texas passing Michigan
But Michigan ranked eighth back when Idaho moved into the top five states so maybe we should keep our eyes on Minnesota
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 3
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Macroeconomic Factors Previously Boosted Ag Exports Are Now Cutting Volumes PricesWashingtonmdashMacroeconomic factors played a ldquokey rolerdquo in the steady expansion of US agricul-tural exports that began in the early 2000s and peaked at a record $1523 billion in fiscal year 2014 but the current macroeconomic outlook implies weaker prospects for near- and medium-term global agricultural consumption and import growth and for US agricul-turersquos share of global exports
Thatrsquos among the findings of a report Global Macroeconomic Developments Drive Downturn in US Agricultural Exports which was recently released by USDArsquos Eco-nomic Research Service (ERS)
Robust income gains particu-larly in China and other devel-oping countries boosted import demand for foods feeds and fibers the report noted An extended period of dollar depreciation dur-ing 2003-12 supported the increas-ing competitiveness of US exports
Other factors including declin-ing global stocks of major com-modities rising demand for biofuel feedstocks slowed growth in pro-ductivity and weather-related pro-duction shortfalls also contributed to upward pressure on agricultural markets the report added
Since 2014 however a number of these market fundamentals have changed the report pointed out Global income growth has slowed the dollar has strengthened sub-stantially against the currencies of many US agricultural export mar-kets and competitors foreign com-petition has increased and growth in biofuel markets has slowed
The net effect of these and other factors has been generally over-supplied markets and rising global stocks-to-use ratios for many major agricultural commodities
As macroeconomic conditions as well as other market fundamen-tals have changed US agricultural exports fell more than 8 percent to $1397 billion in fiscal 2015 driven primarily by lower prices and are forecast to fall an addi-tional 105 percent to $1250 bil-lion in fiscal 2016
Further the USDA agricultural projections released in February 2016 reflect substantially lower global real gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a stronger US dollar in the near term (2016-17) and medium term (2018-2020) than did previous projections released in 2015
Three major shifts in global mac-roeconomic trends beginning in late 2014 and continuing through-out 2015 supported the sharply dif-ferent assumptions underlying the 2016 USDA projections and the 2015 USDA projections A stronger US dollar US
agricultural exports are tied closely to the value of the dollar relative
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to the currencies of US export markets and competitors Since 2014 the appreciation of the dol-lar against most currencies includ-ing a pattern of relatively strong appreciation against the currencies of major competitors has generally reduced the demand for and com-petitiveness of US ag commodities Weaker income growth in
developing countries Global and US ag export growth is tied closely to rising incomes in developing-country markets in Asia Latin America the Middle East and Africa For the 2015 USDA pro-jections per capita GDP growth for developing countries in 2015 was forecast at 36 percent forthe 2016 USDA projections the
developing-country growth rate for 2015 fell to 26 percent
By comparison the average per capita GDP growth rate for devel-oping countries during 2001-13 was about 42 percent Declining oil prices The
average refiner acquisition price of crude oil in 2015 was $4639 per barrel down nearly half from the $9114 per barrel assumed in the 2015 USDA projections The 2016 USDA projections assume that oil prices will remain in the low $50-per-barrel range during 2016 and 2017 rising slowly to roughly $80 per barrel by 2025
Together these shifts led to a macroeconomic outlook charac-terized by weaker global demand for ag products diminished US export competitiveness and lower energy and other commodity prices relative to the 2015 projections
The changes in the macroeco-nomic outlook underlying the 2016 projections led to estimated reduc-tions in projected world prices ranging from 3 to 16 percent in the near term and 5 to 19 percent in the medium term compared with the 2015 USDA projections
The largest price impacts are for crops with relatively smaller impacts for meat
Percentage reductions in pro-jected US export volumes are largest for corn wheat and rice Almost across the board percent-age declines in US exports are larger than those in world trade indicating reduced US market sharesIn a scenario that explores only the impact of an extended period of dollar appreciation beyond that assumed in the 2016 USDA projections results indicate further reductions
CHEESE REPORTERPage 4 August 26 2016
from our archives
50 YEARS AGOAug 26 1966 WashingtonmdashSamuel Kearing city markets commissioner after strongly inti-mating that milk distributors in the New York market were profi-teering and had even applied pres-sure to have them roll back recent milk price increases did an abrupt about-face this week and blamed the Johnson administration for high milk prices
Fond du Lac WImdashCharges by Pure Milk Products Cooperative that USDA is illegally reducing the minimum order Class I price by 24 cents in 11 Midwest federal milk marketing orders were forwarded to the department late last week
25 YEARS AGOAug 23 1991 WashingtonmdashTom Badciong executive vice president of operations and technology at Schreiber Foods Inc Green Bay WI has been elected chairman of the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) He succeeds outgoing IDFA chairman Ron Rice presi-dent of the deli bakery division of The Kroger Co Cincinnati
WashingtonmdashUnsanitary con-ditions in cheese and other dairy plants and problems with government butter grading are detailed in a USDA audit of AMS dairy grading and inspec-tion activities The Office of Inspector General visited 25 dairy plants including 20 cheese plants in Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois and disclosed that eight were operating under unsanitary conditions
10 YEARS AGOAug 25 2006 San Joaquin Valley CAmdashOwners of the Blue Ribbon Cheese Company are working with county and state agencies to gain appropri-ate approvals and permitting for construction of a new cheese manufacturing facility planned for the San Joaquin Valley within 60 miles of downtown Fresno CA
WashingtonmdashDespite years of consumer education on dietary guidance most people have no idea how many calories they should consume in a day according to a new International Food Informa-tion Council survey When asked how many calories a person your age weight and height should con-sume daily 43 percent said they would not venture a guess
Exports Wonrsquot Improve Until Well Into lsquo17 Dairy Situation amp Outlook by Bob Cropp
Dr Bob Cropp is a Professor Emeritus at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Milk prices continue to show strong recovery from the lows in April and May The August Class III price will be near $17 about $175 higher than $1524 in July and about $425 higher than $1276 in May Higher Class III prices are driven by much higher cheese prices and some improve-ment in dry whey prices
Cheese prices are the highest since November of 2014 On the CME 40-pound Cheddar blocks averaged $16613 per pound in July but have been between $17325 and $18650 during August Ched-dar barrels averaged $17363 per pound in July but have been between $17750 and $188 during August Dry whey averaged $026 per pound in July and increased to $029 in August
The August Class IV price will be near $1477 $209 higher than the low of $1268 in April But little lower butter and nonfat dry milk prices will lower the August Class IV price to about $1478 compared to $1484 in July CME butter averaged $22731 per pound in July and has been between $215 and $227 range in August Non-fat dry milk averaged $08638 per pound in July and has been between $083 and $08475 range in August
This much increase in cheese prices was not anticipated Cheese stocks have been increasing June 30th total cheese stocks were a record high at 96 percent higher than a year ago and 139 percent higher than the five year average for this date But higher Cheddar cheese prices were driven by good sales lower production with June 35 percent lower than a year ago and fresh Cheddar cheese supply tighter than more aged cheese
Butter prices have been held in check with June 30th stocks 274 percent higher than a year ago and 35 percent higher than the five-year average for this date This was the highest butter stocks since June of 1993 June butter produc-tion was 64 percent higher than a year ago
June 30th nonfat dry milk stocks were 94 percent lower than a year ago but 13 percent higher than the five year average for this date June nonfat dry milk production was 132 percent lower than a year ago as skim milk powder produc-tion for export increased 595 per-cent
Dairy product prices were not helped by exports since June exports continued below year ago levels
Compared to June a year ago exports were lower by 9 percent for nonfat dry milkskim milk powder 33 percent lower for but-terfat 12 percent lower for cheese and 2 percent lower for dry whey However whey protein concen-trate exports increased 52 percent as China bought a record volume and increased exports to Southeast Asia
On a total solids basis June exports were equivalent to 149 percent of milk production the highest since April 2015 Imports were equivalent to 41 percent of milk production
Whether cheese prices hold at these improved levels and sup-porting higher Class III prices will depend a lot upon the level of milk production as well as continued strong sales Milk production for the month of July was 14 percent higher than last year driven mainly by improved milk per cow up 12 percent Cow numbers increased
two months in a row with July numbers up 2000 head from June
Californiarsquos milk production continues below a year ago but the decline is slowing with July down just 08 percent Milk production has picked up in Idaho with July 37 percent higher than a year ago While milk per cow was higher in New Mexico 13000 fewer cows put July milk production 12 percent lower Texas added 9000 cows and with more milk per cow July pro-duction was 44 percent higher
July milk production was up 40 percent in New York 45 percent in Michigan 25 percent in Iowa 15 percent in Minnesota 59 per-cent in South Dakota and 21 percent in Wisconsin It appears that some of the hot and humid weather in July had little impact on milk production in the North-east and Upper Midwest
Last year milk production for the first half of the year was 17 percent higher than the year before but production slowed during the second half to just 08 percent
This year milk production for the first half of the year leap year adjusted was 11 percent higher With the weaker increase the sec-ond half of the year last year pro-duction will remain higher than a year ago and could end the year about 16 percent higher than last year
Exports may start to show some improvement Milk production in the EU 28 countries which was run-ning more than 5 percent higher earlier is now just 1 percent Milk production is also projected to be lower in Australia New Zealand and Argentina China has been a little more active in imports But there is still excess world stocks to work off US faces strong com-pletion from both EU and New Zealand for markets World dairy product prices are improving but remain well below US prices
So any major improvement in exports is not likely before well into 2017
Class III futures are near $17 for August and remain in the $17s through November before drop-ping to the $16s in December and continuing in the $16s for 2017 These prices appear to be a little optimistic
Once buyers are comfortable with their cheese and butter inven-tories to support the strong selling period of Thanksgiving through Christmas we could see lower cheese prices pushing the Class III price once again back to the $15s by November and December It will take continued strong cheese sales and slower growth in milk production to support the current Class III futures BC
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 5
FDA Draft Guidance Explains Agencyrsquos Views On Several Preventive Controls RegulationsChapters Cover Conducting Hazard Analysis Potential Hazards Application Of Preventive ControlsWashingtonmdashThe FDA this week issued new draft guidance that the agency said will help industry to comply with certain requirements of the preventive controls for human food final rule
The draft guidance involves five chapters of what will be multi-chapter guidance intended to explain FDArsquos current think-ing on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive con-trols under the final rule ldquoCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Foodrdquo which the agency released last September
The guidance is directed to those food companies that are subject to the preventive controls for human food (PCHF) requirements Com-panies only need to apply preven-tive controls if after conducting a hazard analysis of the products and processes conducted at their facilities they identify known or reasonably foreseeable biological chemical or physical hazards that require a preventive control
The five chapters of the draft guidance that FDA released this week include the following
The Food Safety Plan The guidance provided is intended to help companies understand what a food safety plan is and how it differs from a HACCP plan The PCHF requirements specify that a facility must prepare or have pre-pared and implement a written food safety plan
Conducting a Hazard Analysis The guidance provided is intended to help conduct a hazard analysis in accordance with the PCHF The hazard analysis must be writ-ten regardless of the results of the analysis and must include two ele-ments a hazard identification and a hazard analysis
Potential Hazards Associated with the Manufacturing Pro-cessing Packing and Holding of Human Food The guidance is intended to help consider the biological chemical and physical hazards that are commonly of con-cern in food plants and that should be addressed in a hazard analysis It addresses ingredient-related haz-ards process-related hazards and hazards that may be introduced from the food-production environ-ment (facility-related hazards)
Preventive Controls The guid-ance in this chapter is intended to help companies identify and implement preventive controls
The PCHF requirements specify that companies must identify and implement preventive controls to provide assurances that any haz-ards requiring a preventive control will be significantly minimized or prevented and the food manufac-tured processed packed or held by a food facility will not be adul-terated or misbranded
This chapter provides an over-view of common preventive con-trols that companies could use to significantly minimize or prevent the occurrence of biological chem-ical and physical hazards in food products and the food production environment when the outcome of a hazard analysis is that one or
more of these hazards requires a preventive control
Application of Preventive Controls and Preventive Con-trol Management Components The guidance in this chapter is intended to help companies iden-tify and implement preventive controls and associated preventive control management components as part of their food safety plan
This chapter provides an over-view of the application of pre-ventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent the occur-rence of biological chemical and physical hazards in finished foods and the food production environ-ment The chapter also provides an overview of preventive control management components (ie monitoring corrective actions and corrections and verification
activities and their associated records)
Although companies can com-ment on this guidance at any time to ensure that FDA considers com-ments before it issues the final ver-sion of the guidance comments should be submitted by February 21 2017 Electronic comments can be submitted at wwwregula-tionsgov the docket number is FDA-2016-D-2343
FDA plans to release additional chapters of the draft guidance when those chapters are com-pleted Those chapters will cover among other things use of heat treatment as a process control use of timetemperature control as a process control use of formulation as a process control sanitation controls allergen controls and recall plans
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 6 August 26 2016
STATE July July Change2015 2016 Change Cows
California 3405 3377 -08 -10000
Wisconsin 2509 2562 21 -2000
Idaho 1228 1273 37 9000
New York 1219 1268 40 1000
Michigan 888 928 45 11000
Pennsylvania 917 920 03 NC
Texas 855 893 44 9000
Minnesota 810 822 15 2000
New Mexico 659 651 -12 -13000
Washington 560 560 - -1000
Ohio 471 473 04 NC
Iowa 404 414 25 NC
Arizona 387 392 13 3000
Indiana 335 340 15 3000
Colorado 322 336 43 5000
Kansas 264 271 27 2000
Vermont 230 230 - -2000
Oregon 231 219 28 3000
South Dakota 203 215 59 8000
Florida 214 202 -56 -4000
Utah 193 183 -52 -4000
Illinois 155 156 06 NC
Virginia 148 143 -34 -1000
millions of pounds 1000 head
Milk Production by State
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July Milk Output(Continued from p 1)
in July was 8649 million head 19000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
July milk production for the entire US totaled an estimated 17915 billion pounds up 14 per-cent from July of 2015 Production per cow for the entire US in July averaged 1920 pounds 23 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the US in July was 9332 million head 18000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
Californiarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 3377 billion pounds down 08 percent from July of 2015 due to 10000 fewer milk cows and five less pounds of milk per cow Californiarsquos June milk output had been down 10 percent from June of 2015
Wisconsinrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 2562 billion pounds up 21 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 fewer milk cows but 45 more pounds of milk per cow Wisconsinrsquos June milk production estimate was revised down by 6 million pounds so June output was up 35 percent from a year earlier rather than up 38 percent as ini-tially estimated
Idahorsquos July milk production totaled 1273 billion pounds up 37 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Ida-horsquos June milk output estimate was revised up by 16 million pounds
so production was up 37 percent from a year earlier rather than up 23 percent as initially estimated
July milk production in New York totaled 1268 billion pounds up 4 percent from July of 2015 due to 1000 more milk cows and 75 more pounds of milk per cow New Yorkrsquos June milk output had been up 42 percent from June of 2015
Michigan remained the number five milk-producing state in July the statersquos milk output of 928 mil-lion pounds was up 45 percent from July of 2015 due to 11000 more milk cows and 40 more pounds of milk per cow Michiganrsquos June milk production estimate was revised up by 4 million pounds so output was up 59 percent from June of 2015 rather than 54 percent as initially estimated
Pennsylvaniarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 920 million pounds up 03 percent from July of 2015 due to unchanged milk cow num-bers and five more pounds of milk per cow Pennsylvaniarsquos June milk output had been up 06 percent from June of 2015
July milk production in Texas totaled 893 million pounds up 44 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Texasrsquo June milk production had been up 38 percent from a year earlier
Minnesotarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 822 million pounds up 15 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 more milk cows and 20 more pounds of milk per cow Minnesotarsquos June milk produc-tion estimate was revised down by 2 million pounds so output was
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up 19 percent from June of 2015 rather than up 21 percent as ini-tially estimated
New Mexicorsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 651 million pounds down 12 percent from July of 2015 due to 13000 fewer milk cows but 60 more pounds of milk per cow New Mexicorsquos June milk output had been down 35 percent from a year earlier
Washingtonrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 560 million pounds unchanged from July of 2015 due to 1000 fewer milk cows but
10 more pounds of milk per cow Washingtonrsquos June milk produc-tion had also been unchanged from a year earlier
All told for the 23 reporting states in July compared to July of 2015 milk production was higher in 16 states with those production increases ranging from 03 percent in Pennsylvania to 59 percent in South Dakota lower in five states with those declines ranging from 08 percent in California to 56 percent in Florida and unchanged in Washington and Vermont
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
For more information circle 14 on the Reader Response Card on p 18
AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
For more information circle 10 on the Reader Response Card on p18
CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
For more information circle 11 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
For more information circle 12 on the Reader Response Card on p 18
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
CHEESE REPORTERPage 14 August 26 2016
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
For more information circle 16 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
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PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 3
For more information circle 1 on the Reader Response Card on p 14
Macroeconomic Factors Previously Boosted Ag Exports Are Now Cutting Volumes PricesWashingtonmdashMacroeconomic factors played a ldquokey rolerdquo in the steady expansion of US agricul-tural exports that began in the early 2000s and peaked at a record $1523 billion in fiscal year 2014 but the current macroeconomic outlook implies weaker prospects for near- and medium-term global agricultural consumption and import growth and for US agricul-turersquos share of global exports
Thatrsquos among the findings of a report Global Macroeconomic Developments Drive Downturn in US Agricultural Exports which was recently released by USDArsquos Eco-nomic Research Service (ERS)
Robust income gains particu-larly in China and other devel-oping countries boosted import demand for foods feeds and fibers the report noted An extended period of dollar depreciation dur-ing 2003-12 supported the increas-ing competitiveness of US exports
Other factors including declin-ing global stocks of major com-modities rising demand for biofuel feedstocks slowed growth in pro-ductivity and weather-related pro-duction shortfalls also contributed to upward pressure on agricultural markets the report added
Since 2014 however a number of these market fundamentals have changed the report pointed out Global income growth has slowed the dollar has strengthened sub-stantially against the currencies of many US agricultural export mar-kets and competitors foreign com-petition has increased and growth in biofuel markets has slowed
The net effect of these and other factors has been generally over-supplied markets and rising global stocks-to-use ratios for many major agricultural commodities
As macroeconomic conditions as well as other market fundamen-tals have changed US agricultural exports fell more than 8 percent to $1397 billion in fiscal 2015 driven primarily by lower prices and are forecast to fall an addi-tional 105 percent to $1250 bil-lion in fiscal 2016
Further the USDA agricultural projections released in February 2016 reflect substantially lower global real gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a stronger US dollar in the near term (2016-17) and medium term (2018-2020) than did previous projections released in 2015
Three major shifts in global mac-roeconomic trends beginning in late 2014 and continuing through-out 2015 supported the sharply dif-ferent assumptions underlying the 2016 USDA projections and the 2015 USDA projections A stronger US dollar US
agricultural exports are tied closely to the value of the dollar relative
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to the currencies of US export markets and competitors Since 2014 the appreciation of the dol-lar against most currencies includ-ing a pattern of relatively strong appreciation against the currencies of major competitors has generally reduced the demand for and com-petitiveness of US ag commodities Weaker income growth in
developing countries Global and US ag export growth is tied closely to rising incomes in developing-country markets in Asia Latin America the Middle East and Africa For the 2015 USDA pro-jections per capita GDP growth for developing countries in 2015 was forecast at 36 percent forthe 2016 USDA projections the
developing-country growth rate for 2015 fell to 26 percent
By comparison the average per capita GDP growth rate for devel-oping countries during 2001-13 was about 42 percent Declining oil prices The
average refiner acquisition price of crude oil in 2015 was $4639 per barrel down nearly half from the $9114 per barrel assumed in the 2015 USDA projections The 2016 USDA projections assume that oil prices will remain in the low $50-per-barrel range during 2016 and 2017 rising slowly to roughly $80 per barrel by 2025
Together these shifts led to a macroeconomic outlook charac-terized by weaker global demand for ag products diminished US export competitiveness and lower energy and other commodity prices relative to the 2015 projections
The changes in the macroeco-nomic outlook underlying the 2016 projections led to estimated reduc-tions in projected world prices ranging from 3 to 16 percent in the near term and 5 to 19 percent in the medium term compared with the 2015 USDA projections
The largest price impacts are for crops with relatively smaller impacts for meat
Percentage reductions in pro-jected US export volumes are largest for corn wheat and rice Almost across the board percent-age declines in US exports are larger than those in world trade indicating reduced US market sharesIn a scenario that explores only the impact of an extended period of dollar appreciation beyond that assumed in the 2016 USDA projections results indicate further reductions
CHEESE REPORTERPage 4 August 26 2016
from our archives
50 YEARS AGOAug 26 1966 WashingtonmdashSamuel Kearing city markets commissioner after strongly inti-mating that milk distributors in the New York market were profi-teering and had even applied pres-sure to have them roll back recent milk price increases did an abrupt about-face this week and blamed the Johnson administration for high milk prices
Fond du Lac WImdashCharges by Pure Milk Products Cooperative that USDA is illegally reducing the minimum order Class I price by 24 cents in 11 Midwest federal milk marketing orders were forwarded to the department late last week
25 YEARS AGOAug 23 1991 WashingtonmdashTom Badciong executive vice president of operations and technology at Schreiber Foods Inc Green Bay WI has been elected chairman of the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) He succeeds outgoing IDFA chairman Ron Rice presi-dent of the deli bakery division of The Kroger Co Cincinnati
WashingtonmdashUnsanitary con-ditions in cheese and other dairy plants and problems with government butter grading are detailed in a USDA audit of AMS dairy grading and inspec-tion activities The Office of Inspector General visited 25 dairy plants including 20 cheese plants in Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois and disclosed that eight were operating under unsanitary conditions
10 YEARS AGOAug 25 2006 San Joaquin Valley CAmdashOwners of the Blue Ribbon Cheese Company are working with county and state agencies to gain appropri-ate approvals and permitting for construction of a new cheese manufacturing facility planned for the San Joaquin Valley within 60 miles of downtown Fresno CA
WashingtonmdashDespite years of consumer education on dietary guidance most people have no idea how many calories they should consume in a day according to a new International Food Informa-tion Council survey When asked how many calories a person your age weight and height should con-sume daily 43 percent said they would not venture a guess
Exports Wonrsquot Improve Until Well Into lsquo17 Dairy Situation amp Outlook by Bob Cropp
Dr Bob Cropp is a Professor Emeritus at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Milk prices continue to show strong recovery from the lows in April and May The August Class III price will be near $17 about $175 higher than $1524 in July and about $425 higher than $1276 in May Higher Class III prices are driven by much higher cheese prices and some improve-ment in dry whey prices
Cheese prices are the highest since November of 2014 On the CME 40-pound Cheddar blocks averaged $16613 per pound in July but have been between $17325 and $18650 during August Ched-dar barrels averaged $17363 per pound in July but have been between $17750 and $188 during August Dry whey averaged $026 per pound in July and increased to $029 in August
The August Class IV price will be near $1477 $209 higher than the low of $1268 in April But little lower butter and nonfat dry milk prices will lower the August Class IV price to about $1478 compared to $1484 in July CME butter averaged $22731 per pound in July and has been between $215 and $227 range in August Non-fat dry milk averaged $08638 per pound in July and has been between $083 and $08475 range in August
This much increase in cheese prices was not anticipated Cheese stocks have been increasing June 30th total cheese stocks were a record high at 96 percent higher than a year ago and 139 percent higher than the five year average for this date But higher Cheddar cheese prices were driven by good sales lower production with June 35 percent lower than a year ago and fresh Cheddar cheese supply tighter than more aged cheese
Butter prices have been held in check with June 30th stocks 274 percent higher than a year ago and 35 percent higher than the five-year average for this date This was the highest butter stocks since June of 1993 June butter produc-tion was 64 percent higher than a year ago
June 30th nonfat dry milk stocks were 94 percent lower than a year ago but 13 percent higher than the five year average for this date June nonfat dry milk production was 132 percent lower than a year ago as skim milk powder produc-tion for export increased 595 per-cent
Dairy product prices were not helped by exports since June exports continued below year ago levels
Compared to June a year ago exports were lower by 9 percent for nonfat dry milkskim milk powder 33 percent lower for but-terfat 12 percent lower for cheese and 2 percent lower for dry whey However whey protein concen-trate exports increased 52 percent as China bought a record volume and increased exports to Southeast Asia
On a total solids basis June exports were equivalent to 149 percent of milk production the highest since April 2015 Imports were equivalent to 41 percent of milk production
Whether cheese prices hold at these improved levels and sup-porting higher Class III prices will depend a lot upon the level of milk production as well as continued strong sales Milk production for the month of July was 14 percent higher than last year driven mainly by improved milk per cow up 12 percent Cow numbers increased
two months in a row with July numbers up 2000 head from June
Californiarsquos milk production continues below a year ago but the decline is slowing with July down just 08 percent Milk production has picked up in Idaho with July 37 percent higher than a year ago While milk per cow was higher in New Mexico 13000 fewer cows put July milk production 12 percent lower Texas added 9000 cows and with more milk per cow July pro-duction was 44 percent higher
July milk production was up 40 percent in New York 45 percent in Michigan 25 percent in Iowa 15 percent in Minnesota 59 per-cent in South Dakota and 21 percent in Wisconsin It appears that some of the hot and humid weather in July had little impact on milk production in the North-east and Upper Midwest
Last year milk production for the first half of the year was 17 percent higher than the year before but production slowed during the second half to just 08 percent
This year milk production for the first half of the year leap year adjusted was 11 percent higher With the weaker increase the sec-ond half of the year last year pro-duction will remain higher than a year ago and could end the year about 16 percent higher than last year
Exports may start to show some improvement Milk production in the EU 28 countries which was run-ning more than 5 percent higher earlier is now just 1 percent Milk production is also projected to be lower in Australia New Zealand and Argentina China has been a little more active in imports But there is still excess world stocks to work off US faces strong com-pletion from both EU and New Zealand for markets World dairy product prices are improving but remain well below US prices
So any major improvement in exports is not likely before well into 2017
Class III futures are near $17 for August and remain in the $17s through November before drop-ping to the $16s in December and continuing in the $16s for 2017 These prices appear to be a little optimistic
Once buyers are comfortable with their cheese and butter inven-tories to support the strong selling period of Thanksgiving through Christmas we could see lower cheese prices pushing the Class III price once again back to the $15s by November and December It will take continued strong cheese sales and slower growth in milk production to support the current Class III futures BC
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 5
FDA Draft Guidance Explains Agencyrsquos Views On Several Preventive Controls RegulationsChapters Cover Conducting Hazard Analysis Potential Hazards Application Of Preventive ControlsWashingtonmdashThe FDA this week issued new draft guidance that the agency said will help industry to comply with certain requirements of the preventive controls for human food final rule
The draft guidance involves five chapters of what will be multi-chapter guidance intended to explain FDArsquos current think-ing on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive con-trols under the final rule ldquoCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Foodrdquo which the agency released last September
The guidance is directed to those food companies that are subject to the preventive controls for human food (PCHF) requirements Com-panies only need to apply preven-tive controls if after conducting a hazard analysis of the products and processes conducted at their facilities they identify known or reasonably foreseeable biological chemical or physical hazards that require a preventive control
The five chapters of the draft guidance that FDA released this week include the following
The Food Safety Plan The guidance provided is intended to help companies understand what a food safety plan is and how it differs from a HACCP plan The PCHF requirements specify that a facility must prepare or have pre-pared and implement a written food safety plan
Conducting a Hazard Analysis The guidance provided is intended to help conduct a hazard analysis in accordance with the PCHF The hazard analysis must be writ-ten regardless of the results of the analysis and must include two ele-ments a hazard identification and a hazard analysis
Potential Hazards Associated with the Manufacturing Pro-cessing Packing and Holding of Human Food The guidance is intended to help consider the biological chemical and physical hazards that are commonly of con-cern in food plants and that should be addressed in a hazard analysis It addresses ingredient-related haz-ards process-related hazards and hazards that may be introduced from the food-production environ-ment (facility-related hazards)
Preventive Controls The guid-ance in this chapter is intended to help companies identify and implement preventive controls
The PCHF requirements specify that companies must identify and implement preventive controls to provide assurances that any haz-ards requiring a preventive control will be significantly minimized or prevented and the food manufac-tured processed packed or held by a food facility will not be adul-terated or misbranded
This chapter provides an over-view of common preventive con-trols that companies could use to significantly minimize or prevent the occurrence of biological chem-ical and physical hazards in food products and the food production environment when the outcome of a hazard analysis is that one or
more of these hazards requires a preventive control
Application of Preventive Controls and Preventive Con-trol Management Components The guidance in this chapter is intended to help companies iden-tify and implement preventive controls and associated preventive control management components as part of their food safety plan
This chapter provides an over-view of the application of pre-ventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent the occur-rence of biological chemical and physical hazards in finished foods and the food production environ-ment The chapter also provides an overview of preventive control management components (ie monitoring corrective actions and corrections and verification
activities and their associated records)
Although companies can com-ment on this guidance at any time to ensure that FDA considers com-ments before it issues the final ver-sion of the guidance comments should be submitted by February 21 2017 Electronic comments can be submitted at wwwregula-tionsgov the docket number is FDA-2016-D-2343
FDA plans to release additional chapters of the draft guidance when those chapters are com-pleted Those chapters will cover among other things use of heat treatment as a process control use of timetemperature control as a process control use of formulation as a process control sanitation controls allergen controls and recall plans
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 6 August 26 2016
STATE July July Change2015 2016 Change Cows
California 3405 3377 -08 -10000
Wisconsin 2509 2562 21 -2000
Idaho 1228 1273 37 9000
New York 1219 1268 40 1000
Michigan 888 928 45 11000
Pennsylvania 917 920 03 NC
Texas 855 893 44 9000
Minnesota 810 822 15 2000
New Mexico 659 651 -12 -13000
Washington 560 560 - -1000
Ohio 471 473 04 NC
Iowa 404 414 25 NC
Arizona 387 392 13 3000
Indiana 335 340 15 3000
Colorado 322 336 43 5000
Kansas 264 271 27 2000
Vermont 230 230 - -2000
Oregon 231 219 28 3000
South Dakota 203 215 59 8000
Florida 214 202 -56 -4000
Utah 193 183 -52 -4000
Illinois 155 156 06 NC
Virginia 148 143 -34 -1000
millions of pounds 1000 head
Milk Production by State
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July Milk Output(Continued from p 1)
in July was 8649 million head 19000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
July milk production for the entire US totaled an estimated 17915 billion pounds up 14 per-cent from July of 2015 Production per cow for the entire US in July averaged 1920 pounds 23 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the US in July was 9332 million head 18000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
Californiarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 3377 billion pounds down 08 percent from July of 2015 due to 10000 fewer milk cows and five less pounds of milk per cow Californiarsquos June milk output had been down 10 percent from June of 2015
Wisconsinrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 2562 billion pounds up 21 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 fewer milk cows but 45 more pounds of milk per cow Wisconsinrsquos June milk production estimate was revised down by 6 million pounds so June output was up 35 percent from a year earlier rather than up 38 percent as ini-tially estimated
Idahorsquos July milk production totaled 1273 billion pounds up 37 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Ida-horsquos June milk output estimate was revised up by 16 million pounds
so production was up 37 percent from a year earlier rather than up 23 percent as initially estimated
July milk production in New York totaled 1268 billion pounds up 4 percent from July of 2015 due to 1000 more milk cows and 75 more pounds of milk per cow New Yorkrsquos June milk output had been up 42 percent from June of 2015
Michigan remained the number five milk-producing state in July the statersquos milk output of 928 mil-lion pounds was up 45 percent from July of 2015 due to 11000 more milk cows and 40 more pounds of milk per cow Michiganrsquos June milk production estimate was revised up by 4 million pounds so output was up 59 percent from June of 2015 rather than 54 percent as initially estimated
Pennsylvaniarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 920 million pounds up 03 percent from July of 2015 due to unchanged milk cow num-bers and five more pounds of milk per cow Pennsylvaniarsquos June milk output had been up 06 percent from June of 2015
July milk production in Texas totaled 893 million pounds up 44 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Texasrsquo June milk production had been up 38 percent from a year earlier
Minnesotarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 822 million pounds up 15 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 more milk cows and 20 more pounds of milk per cow Minnesotarsquos June milk produc-tion estimate was revised down by 2 million pounds so output was
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up 19 percent from June of 2015 rather than up 21 percent as ini-tially estimated
New Mexicorsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 651 million pounds down 12 percent from July of 2015 due to 13000 fewer milk cows but 60 more pounds of milk per cow New Mexicorsquos June milk output had been down 35 percent from a year earlier
Washingtonrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 560 million pounds unchanged from July of 2015 due to 1000 fewer milk cows but
10 more pounds of milk per cow Washingtonrsquos June milk produc-tion had also been unchanged from a year earlier
All told for the 23 reporting states in July compared to July of 2015 milk production was higher in 16 states with those production increases ranging from 03 percent in Pennsylvania to 59 percent in South Dakota lower in five states with those declines ranging from 08 percent in California to 56 percent in Florida and unchanged in Washington and Vermont
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CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 7
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
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AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
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Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
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Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
For more information circle 16 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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Classified ads should be placed by Thursday for the Friday issue Clas-sified ads charged $75 per word Classified ads payable in advance Display Classifieds charged per column inch For more information call 608-246-8430
1 Equipment for Sale
MSA 200 WESTFALIA SEPARATOR Just arrived Perfect Bowl condition - NO PITTING Two for sale Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or e-mail drlambertdialeznet
FOR SALE Car load of 300-400-500 late model open top milk tanks Like new (262) 473-3530
HIGH CAPACITY SEPARATOR Alfa-Laval hmrpx 718 HGV hermetic separator 77000 pounds per hour sep-aration110000 pounds per hour stan-dardization Call Great Lakes Separator at 920-863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
SEPARATOR NEEDS - Before you buy a separator give Great Lakes a call TOP QUALITY reconditioned machines at the lowest prices Call Dave Lam-bert Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 drlambertdialeznet
1 Equipment for SaleFOR SALE 1500 and 1250 cream tanks Like New (800) 558-0112 (262) 473-3530
2 Equipment Wanted
WANTED TO BUY Westfalia or Alfa-Laval separators Large or small Old or new Top dollar paid Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
3 Cheesecloth
CHEESECLOTH FOR ALL YOUR CHEESEMAKING NEEDS- All con-structions medical grade Microfiber and dairy wipers too Grade 60 (32x28) White Cheesecloth $241Case 36rdquo Wide x 60 Yards Contact Lucy Bauc-cio at Monarch Brands by emailling lucybmonarchbrandscom or call 267-238-1643
4 Walls Flooring
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EPOXY OR FIBERGLASS floors walls tank-linings and tile grouting Installed by MampW Protective Coating Co LLC Call (715) 234-2251
6 Promotion amp Placement
PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
The ldquoIndustryrsquosrdquo Market Place for Products Services Equipment and Supplies Real Estate and Employee Recruitment
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FOR SALE Wisconsin 10 month aged StarK Kosher Parmesan and 3 month aged Asiago Shreds blocks chunks loaves For more information email ralphharmonyspecialtycom
10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
KEYS MANUFACTURING Dehydrators of scrap cheese for the animal feed idustry Contact us for your scrap at (217) 465-4001 email keysmfgaolcom
14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 4 August 26 2016
from our archives
50 YEARS AGOAug 26 1966 WashingtonmdashSamuel Kearing city markets commissioner after strongly inti-mating that milk distributors in the New York market were profi-teering and had even applied pres-sure to have them roll back recent milk price increases did an abrupt about-face this week and blamed the Johnson administration for high milk prices
Fond du Lac WImdashCharges by Pure Milk Products Cooperative that USDA is illegally reducing the minimum order Class I price by 24 cents in 11 Midwest federal milk marketing orders were forwarded to the department late last week
25 YEARS AGOAug 23 1991 WashingtonmdashTom Badciong executive vice president of operations and technology at Schreiber Foods Inc Green Bay WI has been elected chairman of the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) He succeeds outgoing IDFA chairman Ron Rice presi-dent of the deli bakery division of The Kroger Co Cincinnati
WashingtonmdashUnsanitary con-ditions in cheese and other dairy plants and problems with government butter grading are detailed in a USDA audit of AMS dairy grading and inspec-tion activities The Office of Inspector General visited 25 dairy plants including 20 cheese plants in Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois and disclosed that eight were operating under unsanitary conditions
10 YEARS AGOAug 25 2006 San Joaquin Valley CAmdashOwners of the Blue Ribbon Cheese Company are working with county and state agencies to gain appropri-ate approvals and permitting for construction of a new cheese manufacturing facility planned for the San Joaquin Valley within 60 miles of downtown Fresno CA
WashingtonmdashDespite years of consumer education on dietary guidance most people have no idea how many calories they should consume in a day according to a new International Food Informa-tion Council survey When asked how many calories a person your age weight and height should con-sume daily 43 percent said they would not venture a guess
Exports Wonrsquot Improve Until Well Into lsquo17 Dairy Situation amp Outlook by Bob Cropp
Dr Bob Cropp is a Professor Emeritus at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Milk prices continue to show strong recovery from the lows in April and May The August Class III price will be near $17 about $175 higher than $1524 in July and about $425 higher than $1276 in May Higher Class III prices are driven by much higher cheese prices and some improve-ment in dry whey prices
Cheese prices are the highest since November of 2014 On the CME 40-pound Cheddar blocks averaged $16613 per pound in July but have been between $17325 and $18650 during August Ched-dar barrels averaged $17363 per pound in July but have been between $17750 and $188 during August Dry whey averaged $026 per pound in July and increased to $029 in August
The August Class IV price will be near $1477 $209 higher than the low of $1268 in April But little lower butter and nonfat dry milk prices will lower the August Class IV price to about $1478 compared to $1484 in July CME butter averaged $22731 per pound in July and has been between $215 and $227 range in August Non-fat dry milk averaged $08638 per pound in July and has been between $083 and $08475 range in August
This much increase in cheese prices was not anticipated Cheese stocks have been increasing June 30th total cheese stocks were a record high at 96 percent higher than a year ago and 139 percent higher than the five year average for this date But higher Cheddar cheese prices were driven by good sales lower production with June 35 percent lower than a year ago and fresh Cheddar cheese supply tighter than more aged cheese
Butter prices have been held in check with June 30th stocks 274 percent higher than a year ago and 35 percent higher than the five-year average for this date This was the highest butter stocks since June of 1993 June butter produc-tion was 64 percent higher than a year ago
June 30th nonfat dry milk stocks were 94 percent lower than a year ago but 13 percent higher than the five year average for this date June nonfat dry milk production was 132 percent lower than a year ago as skim milk powder produc-tion for export increased 595 per-cent
Dairy product prices were not helped by exports since June exports continued below year ago levels
Compared to June a year ago exports were lower by 9 percent for nonfat dry milkskim milk powder 33 percent lower for but-terfat 12 percent lower for cheese and 2 percent lower for dry whey However whey protein concen-trate exports increased 52 percent as China bought a record volume and increased exports to Southeast Asia
On a total solids basis June exports were equivalent to 149 percent of milk production the highest since April 2015 Imports were equivalent to 41 percent of milk production
Whether cheese prices hold at these improved levels and sup-porting higher Class III prices will depend a lot upon the level of milk production as well as continued strong sales Milk production for the month of July was 14 percent higher than last year driven mainly by improved milk per cow up 12 percent Cow numbers increased
two months in a row with July numbers up 2000 head from June
Californiarsquos milk production continues below a year ago but the decline is slowing with July down just 08 percent Milk production has picked up in Idaho with July 37 percent higher than a year ago While milk per cow was higher in New Mexico 13000 fewer cows put July milk production 12 percent lower Texas added 9000 cows and with more milk per cow July pro-duction was 44 percent higher
July milk production was up 40 percent in New York 45 percent in Michigan 25 percent in Iowa 15 percent in Minnesota 59 per-cent in South Dakota and 21 percent in Wisconsin It appears that some of the hot and humid weather in July had little impact on milk production in the North-east and Upper Midwest
Last year milk production for the first half of the year was 17 percent higher than the year before but production slowed during the second half to just 08 percent
This year milk production for the first half of the year leap year adjusted was 11 percent higher With the weaker increase the sec-ond half of the year last year pro-duction will remain higher than a year ago and could end the year about 16 percent higher than last year
Exports may start to show some improvement Milk production in the EU 28 countries which was run-ning more than 5 percent higher earlier is now just 1 percent Milk production is also projected to be lower in Australia New Zealand and Argentina China has been a little more active in imports But there is still excess world stocks to work off US faces strong com-pletion from both EU and New Zealand for markets World dairy product prices are improving but remain well below US prices
So any major improvement in exports is not likely before well into 2017
Class III futures are near $17 for August and remain in the $17s through November before drop-ping to the $16s in December and continuing in the $16s for 2017 These prices appear to be a little optimistic
Once buyers are comfortable with their cheese and butter inven-tories to support the strong selling period of Thanksgiving through Christmas we could see lower cheese prices pushing the Class III price once again back to the $15s by November and December It will take continued strong cheese sales and slower growth in milk production to support the current Class III futures BC
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 5
FDA Draft Guidance Explains Agencyrsquos Views On Several Preventive Controls RegulationsChapters Cover Conducting Hazard Analysis Potential Hazards Application Of Preventive ControlsWashingtonmdashThe FDA this week issued new draft guidance that the agency said will help industry to comply with certain requirements of the preventive controls for human food final rule
The draft guidance involves five chapters of what will be multi-chapter guidance intended to explain FDArsquos current think-ing on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive con-trols under the final rule ldquoCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Foodrdquo which the agency released last September
The guidance is directed to those food companies that are subject to the preventive controls for human food (PCHF) requirements Com-panies only need to apply preven-tive controls if after conducting a hazard analysis of the products and processes conducted at their facilities they identify known or reasonably foreseeable biological chemical or physical hazards that require a preventive control
The five chapters of the draft guidance that FDA released this week include the following
The Food Safety Plan The guidance provided is intended to help companies understand what a food safety plan is and how it differs from a HACCP plan The PCHF requirements specify that a facility must prepare or have pre-pared and implement a written food safety plan
Conducting a Hazard Analysis The guidance provided is intended to help conduct a hazard analysis in accordance with the PCHF The hazard analysis must be writ-ten regardless of the results of the analysis and must include two ele-ments a hazard identification and a hazard analysis
Potential Hazards Associated with the Manufacturing Pro-cessing Packing and Holding of Human Food The guidance is intended to help consider the biological chemical and physical hazards that are commonly of con-cern in food plants and that should be addressed in a hazard analysis It addresses ingredient-related haz-ards process-related hazards and hazards that may be introduced from the food-production environ-ment (facility-related hazards)
Preventive Controls The guid-ance in this chapter is intended to help companies identify and implement preventive controls
The PCHF requirements specify that companies must identify and implement preventive controls to provide assurances that any haz-ards requiring a preventive control will be significantly minimized or prevented and the food manufac-tured processed packed or held by a food facility will not be adul-terated or misbranded
This chapter provides an over-view of common preventive con-trols that companies could use to significantly minimize or prevent the occurrence of biological chem-ical and physical hazards in food products and the food production environment when the outcome of a hazard analysis is that one or
more of these hazards requires a preventive control
Application of Preventive Controls and Preventive Con-trol Management Components The guidance in this chapter is intended to help companies iden-tify and implement preventive controls and associated preventive control management components as part of their food safety plan
This chapter provides an over-view of the application of pre-ventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent the occur-rence of biological chemical and physical hazards in finished foods and the food production environ-ment The chapter also provides an overview of preventive control management components (ie monitoring corrective actions and corrections and verification
activities and their associated records)
Although companies can com-ment on this guidance at any time to ensure that FDA considers com-ments before it issues the final ver-sion of the guidance comments should be submitted by February 21 2017 Electronic comments can be submitted at wwwregula-tionsgov the docket number is FDA-2016-D-2343
FDA plans to release additional chapters of the draft guidance when those chapters are com-pleted Those chapters will cover among other things use of heat treatment as a process control use of timetemperature control as a process control use of formulation as a process control sanitation controls allergen controls and recall plans
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 6 August 26 2016
STATE July July Change2015 2016 Change Cows
California 3405 3377 -08 -10000
Wisconsin 2509 2562 21 -2000
Idaho 1228 1273 37 9000
New York 1219 1268 40 1000
Michigan 888 928 45 11000
Pennsylvania 917 920 03 NC
Texas 855 893 44 9000
Minnesota 810 822 15 2000
New Mexico 659 651 -12 -13000
Washington 560 560 - -1000
Ohio 471 473 04 NC
Iowa 404 414 25 NC
Arizona 387 392 13 3000
Indiana 335 340 15 3000
Colorado 322 336 43 5000
Kansas 264 271 27 2000
Vermont 230 230 - -2000
Oregon 231 219 28 3000
South Dakota 203 215 59 8000
Florida 214 202 -56 -4000
Utah 193 183 -52 -4000
Illinois 155 156 06 NC
Virginia 148 143 -34 -1000
millions of pounds 1000 head
Milk Production by State
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July Milk Output(Continued from p 1)
in July was 8649 million head 19000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
July milk production for the entire US totaled an estimated 17915 billion pounds up 14 per-cent from July of 2015 Production per cow for the entire US in July averaged 1920 pounds 23 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the US in July was 9332 million head 18000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
Californiarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 3377 billion pounds down 08 percent from July of 2015 due to 10000 fewer milk cows and five less pounds of milk per cow Californiarsquos June milk output had been down 10 percent from June of 2015
Wisconsinrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 2562 billion pounds up 21 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 fewer milk cows but 45 more pounds of milk per cow Wisconsinrsquos June milk production estimate was revised down by 6 million pounds so June output was up 35 percent from a year earlier rather than up 38 percent as ini-tially estimated
Idahorsquos July milk production totaled 1273 billion pounds up 37 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Ida-horsquos June milk output estimate was revised up by 16 million pounds
so production was up 37 percent from a year earlier rather than up 23 percent as initially estimated
July milk production in New York totaled 1268 billion pounds up 4 percent from July of 2015 due to 1000 more milk cows and 75 more pounds of milk per cow New Yorkrsquos June milk output had been up 42 percent from June of 2015
Michigan remained the number five milk-producing state in July the statersquos milk output of 928 mil-lion pounds was up 45 percent from July of 2015 due to 11000 more milk cows and 40 more pounds of milk per cow Michiganrsquos June milk production estimate was revised up by 4 million pounds so output was up 59 percent from June of 2015 rather than 54 percent as initially estimated
Pennsylvaniarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 920 million pounds up 03 percent from July of 2015 due to unchanged milk cow num-bers and five more pounds of milk per cow Pennsylvaniarsquos June milk output had been up 06 percent from June of 2015
July milk production in Texas totaled 893 million pounds up 44 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Texasrsquo June milk production had been up 38 percent from a year earlier
Minnesotarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 822 million pounds up 15 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 more milk cows and 20 more pounds of milk per cow Minnesotarsquos June milk produc-tion estimate was revised down by 2 million pounds so output was
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up 19 percent from June of 2015 rather than up 21 percent as ini-tially estimated
New Mexicorsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 651 million pounds down 12 percent from July of 2015 due to 13000 fewer milk cows but 60 more pounds of milk per cow New Mexicorsquos June milk output had been down 35 percent from a year earlier
Washingtonrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 560 million pounds unchanged from July of 2015 due to 1000 fewer milk cows but
10 more pounds of milk per cow Washingtonrsquos June milk produc-tion had also been unchanged from a year earlier
All told for the 23 reporting states in July compared to July of 2015 milk production was higher in 16 states with those production increases ranging from 03 percent in Pennsylvania to 59 percent in South Dakota lower in five states with those declines ranging from 08 percent in California to 56 percent in Florida and unchanged in Washington and Vermont
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CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 7
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
For more information circle 14 on the Reader Response Card on p 18
AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
For more information circle 10 on the Reader Response Card on p18
CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
For more information circle 11 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
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Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
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PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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KEYS MANUFACTURING Dehydrators of scrap cheese for the animal feed idustry Contact us for your scrap at (217) 465-4001 email keysmfgaolcom
14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 5
FDA Draft Guidance Explains Agencyrsquos Views On Several Preventive Controls RegulationsChapters Cover Conducting Hazard Analysis Potential Hazards Application Of Preventive ControlsWashingtonmdashThe FDA this week issued new draft guidance that the agency said will help industry to comply with certain requirements of the preventive controls for human food final rule
The draft guidance involves five chapters of what will be multi-chapter guidance intended to explain FDArsquos current think-ing on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive con-trols under the final rule ldquoCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Foodrdquo which the agency released last September
The guidance is directed to those food companies that are subject to the preventive controls for human food (PCHF) requirements Com-panies only need to apply preven-tive controls if after conducting a hazard analysis of the products and processes conducted at their facilities they identify known or reasonably foreseeable biological chemical or physical hazards that require a preventive control
The five chapters of the draft guidance that FDA released this week include the following
The Food Safety Plan The guidance provided is intended to help companies understand what a food safety plan is and how it differs from a HACCP plan The PCHF requirements specify that a facility must prepare or have pre-pared and implement a written food safety plan
Conducting a Hazard Analysis The guidance provided is intended to help conduct a hazard analysis in accordance with the PCHF The hazard analysis must be writ-ten regardless of the results of the analysis and must include two ele-ments a hazard identification and a hazard analysis
Potential Hazards Associated with the Manufacturing Pro-cessing Packing and Holding of Human Food The guidance is intended to help consider the biological chemical and physical hazards that are commonly of con-cern in food plants and that should be addressed in a hazard analysis It addresses ingredient-related haz-ards process-related hazards and hazards that may be introduced from the food-production environ-ment (facility-related hazards)
Preventive Controls The guid-ance in this chapter is intended to help companies identify and implement preventive controls
The PCHF requirements specify that companies must identify and implement preventive controls to provide assurances that any haz-ards requiring a preventive control will be significantly minimized or prevented and the food manufac-tured processed packed or held by a food facility will not be adul-terated or misbranded
This chapter provides an over-view of common preventive con-trols that companies could use to significantly minimize or prevent the occurrence of biological chem-ical and physical hazards in food products and the food production environment when the outcome of a hazard analysis is that one or
more of these hazards requires a preventive control
Application of Preventive Controls and Preventive Con-trol Management Components The guidance in this chapter is intended to help companies iden-tify and implement preventive controls and associated preventive control management components as part of their food safety plan
This chapter provides an over-view of the application of pre-ventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent the occur-rence of biological chemical and physical hazards in finished foods and the food production environ-ment The chapter also provides an overview of preventive control management components (ie monitoring corrective actions and corrections and verification
activities and their associated records)
Although companies can com-ment on this guidance at any time to ensure that FDA considers com-ments before it issues the final ver-sion of the guidance comments should be submitted by February 21 2017 Electronic comments can be submitted at wwwregula-tionsgov the docket number is FDA-2016-D-2343
FDA plans to release additional chapters of the draft guidance when those chapters are com-pleted Those chapters will cover among other things use of heat treatment as a process control use of timetemperature control as a process control use of formulation as a process control sanitation controls allergen controls and recall plans
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 6 August 26 2016
STATE July July Change2015 2016 Change Cows
California 3405 3377 -08 -10000
Wisconsin 2509 2562 21 -2000
Idaho 1228 1273 37 9000
New York 1219 1268 40 1000
Michigan 888 928 45 11000
Pennsylvania 917 920 03 NC
Texas 855 893 44 9000
Minnesota 810 822 15 2000
New Mexico 659 651 -12 -13000
Washington 560 560 - -1000
Ohio 471 473 04 NC
Iowa 404 414 25 NC
Arizona 387 392 13 3000
Indiana 335 340 15 3000
Colorado 322 336 43 5000
Kansas 264 271 27 2000
Vermont 230 230 - -2000
Oregon 231 219 28 3000
South Dakota 203 215 59 8000
Florida 214 202 -56 -4000
Utah 193 183 -52 -4000
Illinois 155 156 06 NC
Virginia 148 143 -34 -1000
millions of pounds 1000 head
Milk Production by State
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July Milk Output(Continued from p 1)
in July was 8649 million head 19000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
July milk production for the entire US totaled an estimated 17915 billion pounds up 14 per-cent from July of 2015 Production per cow for the entire US in July averaged 1920 pounds 23 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the US in July was 9332 million head 18000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
Californiarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 3377 billion pounds down 08 percent from July of 2015 due to 10000 fewer milk cows and five less pounds of milk per cow Californiarsquos June milk output had been down 10 percent from June of 2015
Wisconsinrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 2562 billion pounds up 21 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 fewer milk cows but 45 more pounds of milk per cow Wisconsinrsquos June milk production estimate was revised down by 6 million pounds so June output was up 35 percent from a year earlier rather than up 38 percent as ini-tially estimated
Idahorsquos July milk production totaled 1273 billion pounds up 37 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Ida-horsquos June milk output estimate was revised up by 16 million pounds
so production was up 37 percent from a year earlier rather than up 23 percent as initially estimated
July milk production in New York totaled 1268 billion pounds up 4 percent from July of 2015 due to 1000 more milk cows and 75 more pounds of milk per cow New Yorkrsquos June milk output had been up 42 percent from June of 2015
Michigan remained the number five milk-producing state in July the statersquos milk output of 928 mil-lion pounds was up 45 percent from July of 2015 due to 11000 more milk cows and 40 more pounds of milk per cow Michiganrsquos June milk production estimate was revised up by 4 million pounds so output was up 59 percent from June of 2015 rather than 54 percent as initially estimated
Pennsylvaniarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 920 million pounds up 03 percent from July of 2015 due to unchanged milk cow num-bers and five more pounds of milk per cow Pennsylvaniarsquos June milk output had been up 06 percent from June of 2015
July milk production in Texas totaled 893 million pounds up 44 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Texasrsquo June milk production had been up 38 percent from a year earlier
Minnesotarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 822 million pounds up 15 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 more milk cows and 20 more pounds of milk per cow Minnesotarsquos June milk produc-tion estimate was revised down by 2 million pounds so output was
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up 19 percent from June of 2015 rather than up 21 percent as ini-tially estimated
New Mexicorsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 651 million pounds down 12 percent from July of 2015 due to 13000 fewer milk cows but 60 more pounds of milk per cow New Mexicorsquos June milk output had been down 35 percent from a year earlier
Washingtonrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 560 million pounds unchanged from July of 2015 due to 1000 fewer milk cows but
10 more pounds of milk per cow Washingtonrsquos June milk produc-tion had also been unchanged from a year earlier
All told for the 23 reporting states in July compared to July of 2015 milk production was higher in 16 states with those production increases ranging from 03 percent in Pennsylvania to 59 percent in South Dakota lower in five states with those declines ranging from 08 percent in California to 56 percent in Florida and unchanged in Washington and Vermont
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CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 7
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
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AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
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On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
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Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
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White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
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Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
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16 Milk
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Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 6 August 26 2016
STATE July July Change2015 2016 Change Cows
California 3405 3377 -08 -10000
Wisconsin 2509 2562 21 -2000
Idaho 1228 1273 37 9000
New York 1219 1268 40 1000
Michigan 888 928 45 11000
Pennsylvania 917 920 03 NC
Texas 855 893 44 9000
Minnesota 810 822 15 2000
New Mexico 659 651 -12 -13000
Washington 560 560 - -1000
Ohio 471 473 04 NC
Iowa 404 414 25 NC
Arizona 387 392 13 3000
Indiana 335 340 15 3000
Colorado 322 336 43 5000
Kansas 264 271 27 2000
Vermont 230 230 - -2000
Oregon 231 219 28 3000
South Dakota 203 215 59 8000
Florida 214 202 -56 -4000
Utah 193 183 -52 -4000
Illinois 155 156 06 NC
Virginia 148 143 -34 -1000
millions of pounds 1000 head
Milk Production by State
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July Milk Output(Continued from p 1)
in July was 8649 million head 19000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
July milk production for the entire US totaled an estimated 17915 billion pounds up 14 per-cent from July of 2015 Production per cow for the entire US in July averaged 1920 pounds 23 pounds above July of 2015
The number of milk cows on farms in the US in July was 9332 million head 18000 head more than in July of 2015 and 2000 head more than in June of 2016
Californiarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 3377 billion pounds down 08 percent from July of 2015 due to 10000 fewer milk cows and five less pounds of milk per cow Californiarsquos June milk output had been down 10 percent from June of 2015
Wisconsinrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 2562 billion pounds up 21 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 fewer milk cows but 45 more pounds of milk per cow Wisconsinrsquos June milk production estimate was revised down by 6 million pounds so June output was up 35 percent from a year earlier rather than up 38 percent as ini-tially estimated
Idahorsquos July milk production totaled 1273 billion pounds up 37 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Ida-horsquos June milk output estimate was revised up by 16 million pounds
so production was up 37 percent from a year earlier rather than up 23 percent as initially estimated
July milk production in New York totaled 1268 billion pounds up 4 percent from July of 2015 due to 1000 more milk cows and 75 more pounds of milk per cow New Yorkrsquos June milk output had been up 42 percent from June of 2015
Michigan remained the number five milk-producing state in July the statersquos milk output of 928 mil-lion pounds was up 45 percent from July of 2015 due to 11000 more milk cows and 40 more pounds of milk per cow Michiganrsquos June milk production estimate was revised up by 4 million pounds so output was up 59 percent from June of 2015 rather than 54 percent as initially estimated
Pennsylvaniarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 920 million pounds up 03 percent from July of 2015 due to unchanged milk cow num-bers and five more pounds of milk per cow Pennsylvaniarsquos June milk output had been up 06 percent from June of 2015
July milk production in Texas totaled 893 million pounds up 44 percent from July of 2015 due to 9000 more milk cows and 45 more pounds of milk per cow Texasrsquo June milk production had been up 38 percent from a year earlier
Minnesotarsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 822 million pounds up 15 percent from July of 2015 due to 2000 more milk cows and 20 more pounds of milk per cow Minnesotarsquos June milk produc-tion estimate was revised down by 2 million pounds so output was
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up 19 percent from June of 2015 rather than up 21 percent as ini-tially estimated
New Mexicorsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 651 million pounds down 12 percent from July of 2015 due to 13000 fewer milk cows but 60 more pounds of milk per cow New Mexicorsquos June milk output had been down 35 percent from a year earlier
Washingtonrsquos July milk produc-tion totaled 560 million pounds unchanged from July of 2015 due to 1000 fewer milk cows but
10 more pounds of milk per cow Washingtonrsquos June milk produc-tion had also been unchanged from a year earlier
All told for the 23 reporting states in July compared to July of 2015 milk production was higher in 16 states with those production increases ranging from 03 percent in Pennsylvania to 59 percent in South Dakota lower in five states with those declines ranging from 08 percent in California to 56 percent in Florida and unchanged in Washington and Vermont
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CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 7
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
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AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
CHEESE REPORTERPage 14 August 26 2016
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
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White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
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Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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2 Equipment Wanted
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3 Cheesecloth
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6 Promotion amp Placement
PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
The ldquoIndustryrsquosrdquo Market Place for Products Services Equipment and Supplies Real Estate and Employee Recruitment
Western Repack
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Handling cheese both as a service and on purchase
Bring us your special projects
Western Repack LLC(801) 388-4861
We Purchase Fines and Downgraded Cheese
10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
FOR SALE Wisconsin 10 month aged StarK Kosher Parmesan and 3 month aged Asiago Shreds blocks chunks loaves For more information email ralphharmonyspecialtycom
10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 7
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Californiarsquos Driftwood Dairy Acquired By Vietnamrsquos VinamilkNewport Beach CAmdashMarwit Capital Partners II LP a pri-vate investment firm recently announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Driftwood Dairy Inc to Viet-nam Dairy Products Corp (ldquoVina-milkrdquo)
Founded in 1920 Driftwood Dairy is one of the largest pro-cessors of fresh milk and related products in California The com-pany serves diverse markets in the retail and ingredient sectors but has been most known according to Marwit Capital Partners as the largest supplier of fresh milk and juice to K-12 school districts in Southern California for many years
Driftwood Dairy today distrib-utes a full line of dairy and related products including numerous cheese varieties milk and cream cottage cheese sour cream yogurt and ice cream and novelties Drift-wood Dairy recently modernized its plant and laboratory
Based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and founded in 1976 Vinamilk is the largest publicly held company in Vietnam and one of the largest dairy compa-nies in Asia Marwit Capital Part-ners stated Last year Vinamilk reported total revenues of $18 bil-lion
Marwit capital Partners acquired Driftwood Dairy in 2006 with sev-eral second and third generation members of the founding Dolan family remaining in key manage-ment positions Under the leader-ship of CEO partner Mac Berry who joined the company shortly after the acquisition the business was able to grow volumes and reve-nues by almost 50 percent over the investment period and build an attractive platform for Vinamilkrsquos global expansion
ldquoThis was truly one of the most intriguing transactions that I have had the pleasure of being involved with in more than 20 years in pri-vate equity and I believe one of the most significant transactions to date involving the acquisition of a US business by a leading company based in Vietnamrdquo commented Chris L Britt Marwit managing partner
ldquoVinamilk is a really fabulous company with world-class man-agement and plans to be a $3 bil-lion business within a few years We could not have found a better partner for the next 100 years of Driftwood Dairyrdquo Britt added
ldquoWe didnrsquot expect that we would find the next owner of Driftwood Dairy almost 8000 miles away but I am sure we found the right one and the future is bright for both companiesrdquo said David Browne Marwit partner
US Dairy Import License Fee To Remain At $250 For 2017 USDAWashingtonmdashUSDArsquos Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a notice published in Wednesdayrsquos Federal Register announced a fee of $250 to be charged for the 2017 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by USDA authorizing the importation of certain dairy arti-cles which are subject to TRQs set forth in the Harmonized Tar-iff Schedule (HTS) of the United States
That $250 dairy import license fee for 2017 is unchanged from both the 2016 and the 2015 license fee
The Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation pro-mulgated by USDA provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles that are sub-ject to TRQs set forth in the HTS
Those dairy articles may only be entered into the US at the in-quota TRQ tariff rates by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and each license autho-rizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin
The use of such licenses is moni-tored by the Dairy Import Licens-ing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division For-eign Agricultural Service USDA and US Customs and Border Pro-tection US Department of Home-land Security
The regulation provides that a fee will be charged for each license issued to a person or firm by the licensing authority in order to defray USDArsquos costs of adminis-
tering the licensing system under this regulation
The total cost to USDA of administering the licensing sys-tem for 2017 has been estimated to be $62430000 and the esti-mated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2500 Of the total cost $479200 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system and $145100 represents other mis-cellaneous costs including travel postage publications forms and ADP system support
Accordingly USDA is giving notice that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2017 calendar year will be $25000 per license
For more information contact Abdelsalam El-Farra Dairy Import Licensing Program Import Policies and Export Reporting Division FAS USDA at (202) 720-9439 e-mail abdelsalamel-farrafasusdagov
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
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AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
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On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
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CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
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White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
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Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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6 Promotion amp Placement
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9 Real Estate
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10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
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16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
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Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 8 August 26 2016
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AUCTIONDate Tuesday October 4Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
AUCTIONDate Tuesday September 29Time 500 - 730 pm
World Dairy ExpoAlliant Enery Center
Madison WI
MARK YOUR CALENDARYou will receive your auction
invitation in the mail in early-September
Support your customers
A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund a number of
scholarships These scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing
careers in the dairy industry
On the Auction BlockAward winning cheese
butter ice cream yogurt dips and other dairy product entries from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy
Product Contest
Support the Industry
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Bernice Mullins 90 died Mon-day Aug 15 in Marshfield WI A licensed cheese maker Mull-ins and her husband John owned and operated Mullins Cheese in Marshfield Bernice continued to do the bookwork for the cheese business until her retirement at age 88 She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away May 9 1997
Robert ldquoBobrdquo Kramer 90 of Kiel WI died Aug 18 in Wau-watosa WI Kramer began his dairy industry career at Lake to Lake Dairy now known as Land OrsquoLakes After working in the Lake to Lake lab for several years Kramer started a residential milk delivery service distributing Lake to Lake dairy products to homes and stores in Kiel and sur-rounding areas In 1975 Kramer returned to Lake to Lakes as plant manager until his retire-ment in February of 1991
Robert Heaney 88 expert in calcium and vitamin D research died Aug 6 2016 Heaney worked with the Institute of Medicine to determine a recom-mended daily intake for calcium His research elevated the con-versation on the importance of calcium and vitamin D in bone-loss prevention
HALEY HINRICHS of Good-hue MN was crowned the 63rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St Paul Hinrichs attends Iowa State University where she is purs-ing a degree in ag education and communications
DEATHS
RECOGNITION
USDA To Buy(Continued from p 1)
nizations that will distribute the cheese purchased by USDArdquo said Jim Mulhern NMPFrsquos president and CEO ldquoWe will continue to assess the economic situation fac-ing dairy farmers and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low pricesrdquo
ldquoThe USDArsquos action will help alleviate the tough realities of the market and keep family farmers in business at a time when too many are leavingrdquo said Zippy Duvall president AFBF ldquoWe greatly appreciate USDArsquos taking this action to help our beleaguered dairy producersrdquo
ldquoNFU appreciates USDArsquos continued commitment to dairy producers especially within a very tight budgetrdquo commented Roger Johnson NFUrsquos presi-dent ldquoThe current environment however has left dairy farmers struggling with severe economic strain and it requires a more robust responserdquo
Market challenges including ldquoa glut of domestic and international milk will require time to shrink inventories due to a tepid global demandrdquo Johnson continued ldquoIn the meantime producers need meaningful assistance NFU hopes USDA will continue to assist dairy producers as funding allowsrdquo
ldquoWhile I appreciate USDArsquos quick response to our urgent request for assistance for our dairy farmers it is clear that this modest first step does not go far enough to make a substantial dif-ference on the groundrdquo said US Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT) one of the members of Congress who had asked Vilsack last month to take action to aid dairy producers
ldquoThrough this cheese purchase both farmers and those utilizing USDA nutrition programs will get some reliefrdquo said US Rep Collin Peterson (D-MN) the top Dem-ocrat on the House Agriculture Committee who also signed last monthrsquos letter to Vilsack
MPP Sign-Up Deadline ExtendedUSDA this week also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) to December 16 2016 from the previous dead-line of September 30
MPP-Dairy which was estab-lished under the 2014 farm bill offers dairy producers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the pro-ducer other than an annual $100 administrative fee and various lev-els of buy-up coverage
Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating produc-ers when the national dairy pro-duction margin is less than $400 per hundredweight
The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs
Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $400 and $800 per hundredweight To participate in buy-up coverage a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects
NMPF also appreciates USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in MPP-Dairy Mulhern said
ldquoGiving farmers until Decem-ber 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management toolrdquo Mulhern
remarked ldquoWe will continue to work with USDA and Congress to find ways to further improve the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmersrdquo
Peterson also welcomed USDArsquos announcement about extending the MPP-Dairy enrollment dead-line Last month Peterson and two other congressional agricul-ture committee leaders had asked Vilsack to extend the deadline to December 31 2016 (for more details please see ldquoCongressional Ag Panel Leaders Want Margin Insur-ance Program Sign-Up Deadline Extended To Dec 31rdquo on page 12 of our July 29th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
ldquoMPP is an improvement over the past dairy safety net but as we look ahead to the next farm bill I will be working closely with my colleagues and dairy farmers across the country to improve upon the programrdquo Peterson said
Earlier this month Vilsack annouunced approximately $112 million in financial assistance to US dairy farmers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program-Dairy
The payment rate for MayJune 2016 will be the largest since the MPP-Dairy program started two years ago
Dairy producers who enrolled at the $600 through $800 margin trigger coverage level will receive payments
ldquoBy supporting a strong farm safety net expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets USDA is committed to helping Americarsquos dairy operations remain successfulrdquo Vilsack com-mented
USDA will continue to moni-tor dairy market conditions in the coming months and evaluate addi-tional actions if necessary later this fall
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 9
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
For more information circle 10 on the Reader Response Card on p18
CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
For more information circle 11 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
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Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
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PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
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WDE Dairy Contest(Continued from p 1)
First second and third place win-ners in each dairy category are as follows
CheddarFirst place AMPI Sanborn IA 9885Second AMPI Blair WI 987Third place Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth WI 9845
Sharp CheddarFirst place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9955Second Masters Gallery 9930Third place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9925
Aged CheddarFirst place Masters Gallery 9950Second place Land OrsquoLakes Kiel WI 9900Third Wisconsin Aging amp Grad-ing Cheese Kaukauna WI 9925
Colby Monterey JackFirst place AMPI-Jim Falls Jim Falls WI Colby Jack 9955Second place Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis NM Colby 9945Third place Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Middlebury IN Tradi-tional Colby Longhorn 9940
Swiss StylesFirst place Chalet Cheese Mon-roe WI Baby Swiss Wheel 9915Second place Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Grass Based Emmental 9905Third place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Swiss Block 9900
Brick MuensterFirst place Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks IN Muenster 9970Second place Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Madison WI Brick 9950Third place Mill Creek Cheese Arena WI Brick 9930
MozzarellaFirst place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9970Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9945Third place Dairy Farmers of America Turlock CA 9930
Fresh MozzarellaFirst place Crave Brothers Farm-stead Cheese Waterloo WI 9985
Second place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Bocconcini 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID Marinated Fresh Moz-zarella 9955
String CheeseFirst place Baker Cheese Factory Inc St Cloud WI 9950Second place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9945Third place Baker Cheese Fac-tory Inc 9940
ProvoloneFirst place DFA New Wilming-ton PA 9810Second place Foremost Farms USA Chilton WI Smoked Pro-volone 9800Third place winner Lake Norden Cheese Company Lake Norden SD 9725
Blue Veined CheeseFirst place Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Point Reyes CA Point Reyes Original Blue 9955Second place Arthur Schuman Inc Fairfield NJ Montforte Gor-gonzola Cheese Wheel 9935Third place Caves of Faribault Faribault MN St Petersquos Select Cave Aged Blue Cheese 9930
Smoked Natural CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese LLC Cleveland WI Smoked Gouda 9945Second place Fair Oaks Farms Smoked Gouda 9880Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Double Smoked Cheddar-Team Black Creek 9875
Pepper Flavored CheeseFirst place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Muenster 9940Second place Southwest Cheese Habanero Jack 9925Third place Mill Creek Cheese Pepper Brick 9870
Flavored CheeseFirst place Emmi Roth USA Fitchburg WI Roth Three Cheese Chile Pepper Gouda 9930Second place Formaggio Italian Cheese Hurleyville NY Betta Brie 8-oz wheel of Brie w 8-oz of Cranberry amp Almond Topping 9915Third place Emmi Roth USA Roth Sriracha Gouda 9820
Cold Pack Cheese Cheese Food Cheese Spread
First Pine River Pre Pack Inc Newton WI Swiss amp Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food 9975Second place Pine River Pre Pack Inc Chunk Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese Food 9970Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Sharp Cheddar-Team Pine River 9950
Reduced FatFirst Foremost Farms Clayton WI Reduced Fat Provolone 9945Second place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Brick 9910Third place Mill Creek Cheese Reduced Fat Muenster 9905
Open Class Soft CheeseFirst place Arthur Schuman Inc Cello Thick amp Smooth Mascar-pone 9930Second place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Feta 9915Third place Formaggio Italian Cheese Marinated fresh Mozza-rella with Grilled Vegetables Cil-liengine 9910
Open Class Semi Soft CheeseFirst place Saxon Cheese Aged Butterkase 9915Second place Burnett Dairy Grantsburg WI Alphas Morn-ing Sun with Mango amp Habanero 9880
Third place Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield WI Feta Cheese Loaves 9860
Open Class Hard CheeseFirst place winner Sartori Com-pany Plymouth WI Sartori Reserve Chipotle BellaVitano 9990Second place Emmi Roth USA Grand Cru Surchoix 9985Third place Sartori Company Plymouth WI Classic Asiago 9980
Pasteurized Process CheeseFirst place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Cheese Slices 9955Second place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Swiss Cheese Slices 9950Third place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process American Easy Melt Loaves 9910
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
First place AMPI Portage WI Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American with Red Bell amp Jalapeno 9850Second place Bongards Premium Cheese Bongards MN Processed American with Jalapeno Peppers Deli Loaf 9835
bull See WDE Process Cheese p 10
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
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Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
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Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
For more information circle 16 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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Since 1876
Classified ads should be placed by Thursday for the Friday issue Clas-sified ads charged $75 per word Classified ads payable in advance Display Classifieds charged per column inch For more information call 608-246-8430
1 Equipment for Sale
MSA 200 WESTFALIA SEPARATOR Just arrived Perfect Bowl condition - NO PITTING Two for sale Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or e-mail drlambertdialeznet
FOR SALE Car load of 300-400-500 late model open top milk tanks Like new (262) 473-3530
HIGH CAPACITY SEPARATOR Alfa-Laval hmrpx 718 HGV hermetic separator 77000 pounds per hour sep-aration110000 pounds per hour stan-dardization Call Great Lakes Separator at 920-863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
SEPARATOR NEEDS - Before you buy a separator give Great Lakes a call TOP QUALITY reconditioned machines at the lowest prices Call Dave Lam-bert Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 drlambertdialeznet
1 Equipment for SaleFOR SALE 1500 and 1250 cream tanks Like New (800) 558-0112 (262) 473-3530
2 Equipment Wanted
WANTED TO BUY Westfalia or Alfa-Laval separators Large or small Old or new Top dollar paid Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
3 Cheesecloth
CHEESECLOTH FOR ALL YOUR CHEESEMAKING NEEDS- All con-structions medical grade Microfiber and dairy wipers too Grade 60 (32x28) White Cheesecloth $241Case 36rdquo Wide x 60 Yards Contact Lucy Bauc-cio at Monarch Brands by emailling lucybmonarchbrandscom or call 267-238-1643
4 Walls Flooring
EXTRUTECH PLASTICS Sanitary POLY BOARDcopy panels provide bright white non-porous easily cleanable surfaces perfect for non-food con-tact applications CFIA and USDA accepted and Class A for smoke and flame Call 888-818-0118 or epiplas-ticscom
EPOXY OR FIBERGLASS floors walls tank-linings and tile grouting Installed by MampW Protective Coating Co LLC Call (715) 234-2251
6 Promotion amp Placement
PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
The ldquoIndustryrsquosrdquo Market Place for Products Services Equipment and Supplies Real Estate and Employee Recruitment
Western Repack
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FOR SALE Wisconsin 10 month aged StarK Kosher Parmesan and 3 month aged Asiago Shreds blocks chunks loaves For more information email ralphharmonyspecialtycom
10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
KEYS MANUFACTURING Dehydrators of scrap cheese for the animal feed idustry Contact us for your scrap at (217) 465-4001 email keysmfgaolcom
14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 10 August 26 2016
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WDE Process CheeseContinued from p 9
Third place Lactalis USA Mer-rill WI President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese 9790
Latin American CheeseFirst place Marquez Broth-ers International Hanford CA Queso Oaxaca 9960Second place Nasonville Dairy Marshfield WI Queso Blanco 9950Third place winner Wiscon-sin Cheese Group Monroe WI Fresco 9945
Goat Milk CheeseFirst place Saputo Specialty Cheese Blueberry Vanilla Chev-rai-Team Woolwich 9935Second place Sartori Company Limited Edition Extra Aged Goat 9930Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Bruschetta Chevrai-Team Woolwich 9925
Plain Cream CheeseFirst place Southeastern Grocers Jacksonville FL 9945Second place Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA 9940Third place Organic Valley LaFarge WI Organic Cream Cheese 9935
Flavored Cream CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Sea Salt amp Cracked Pepper Gourmet Spread-able Cheese 9970Second place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI President Pub Cheese Cheddar amp Horseradish Spread-able Cheese 9960Third place Lactalis USA Inc Merrill WI Rondele Garden Vegetable Gourmet Spreadable Cheese 9955
Open Class CheeseFirst place Lactalis USA Bel-mont WI Triple Cream 9980Second Sartori Company Lim-ited Edition Pastorale Blend 9965Third place Saputo Specialty Cheese Cheddar Parmesan-Team Black Creek 9960
Salted ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9970Second Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg WI First Shift 9950Third Michigan Milk Producers Assn Constantine MI 9913
Unsalted ButterFirst place West Point Dairy Products Greenwood WI 9980Second place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9965Third place Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association 9955
Flavored ButterFirst place California Dairies Inc Visalia CA 9940Second place Keller Creamery Winnsboro TX 9935Third Haverton Hill Creamery Petaluma CA Sheep Butter 9925
White MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 10000Second Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Dairy Rockford IL 9988Third place Hiland Dairy Foods Norman OK 9985
Whole Chocolate MilkFirst place Lamers Dairy Apple-ton WI 10000Second place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9995Third place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 1First place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000
Second place Kwik Trip Inc La Crosse WI 9985Third place Sassy Cow Creamery Columbus WI 9980
Lowfat Chocolate Milk 2First place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9995Second place Top Orsquo The Morn Farms Inc Tulare CA 9989Third place Winder Farms West Valley City UT 9975
Fat Free Chocolate MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 10000Second place Hiland Dairy Little Rock AR 9990Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9980
Cultured MilkFirst place Country Delite Farms Nashville TN 9960Second place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 9955Third Upstate Niagara Coopera-tive Inc Buffalo NY 9945
UHT Milk amp Aseptic MilkFirst place Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City IL Chocolate 9988Second Aurora Organic Dairy Boulder CO Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Gran-ite City IL UHT 40 Whipping Cream 9975
Open Class Pasteurized MilkFirst place Turner Dairy Farms Pittsburgh PA Whole Milk 9990Second place Sassy Cow Cream-ery Organic Whole Milk 9985Third place Prairie Farms Olney IL 9978
Open Class Flavored MilkFirst Prairie Farms Anderson IN Salted Caramel Pint 10000Second Prairie Farms Anderson IN Chocolate Malt Pint 9993Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Strawberry 2 9990
Half amp HalfFirst place Prairie Farms Dubuque IA 9980
Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL 9975Third place Hiland Dairy Kansas City MO 9973
Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Mueller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 99875Third place Kemps Cedarburg WI 99825
Heavy Whipping CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9995Second place Stewarts Saratoga Springs NY 99925Third place Dean Foods Meadow Gold Las Vegas NV 9991
Plain Greek YogurtFirst place Westby Cooperative Creamery Westby WI 9965Second place Klondike Cheese Co Monroe WI 9940Third place Cabot Cooperative Creamery Waitsfield VT 9935
Flavored Greek YogurtFirst Commonwealth Dairy Brat-tleboro VT 2 Blended Coconut Yogurt wPineapple 10000Second Schreiber Foods Rich-land Center WI Blueberry 99625Third place Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Greek Yogurt Mint Chocolate Chip
Strawberry YogurtFirst place Prairie Farms Quincy IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara Co-op 99525Third place Southeastern Gro-cers Jacksonville FL 9950
Blueberry YogurtFirst place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods Kansas City MO 9880Second place Upstate Niagara 9850Third place Hiland Dairy Wich-ita KS 9800
bull See WDE Cultured Products p 11
Steve Schenkoske from Tosca LTD (right) and Sandy Speich from Dairy Connection Inc evaluate a Gouda entry this week
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
CHEESE REPORTERPage 14 August 26 2016
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
For more information circle 16 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
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4 Walls Flooring
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PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MILK Trying to sell excess milk Advertise your sup-ply here and wwwcheesereportercom
DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 11
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WDE CulturedContinued from p 10
Open Flavor ClassFirst Schreiber Foods Green Bay WI Lemon Aussie 9995Second Schreiber Foods Richland Center Kefir Yogurt Spread 9955Third Commonwealth Dairy 2 Blended Chocolate Greek Yogurt with Black Cherry 9950
Open Class Drinkable YogurtFirst RFG Dairy Bedford Park IL Guanabana 9980Second Marquez Brothers Inter-national Mango Cereal 9975Third Hato Potrero Farm Clew-iston FL Mango Yogurt 99725
Regular Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms Carbon-dale IL 9950Second place Belfonte Ice Cream amp Dairy Foods 9935Third place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9930
Lowfat No Fat Cottage CheeseFirst place Prairie Farms 9980Second place Prairie Farms 9965Third place Dean Foods 9955
Open Flavor Cottage CheeseFirst place Upstate Niagara 4 Pineapple Cottage Cheese 99775Second place Hiland Dairy Wichita KS 9970Third Dean Foods Rockford IL 4 Small Curd with Pineapple
Sour CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy Prod-ucts Roseburg OR 9980Second Upstate Niagara 9970Third place Prairie Farms Car-bondale IL 9965
Lowfat Sour CreamFirst place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9985Second place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE 9960Third Upstate Niagara 9940
Sour Cream Dips - OnionFirst place Dean Foods Rockford IL 9970Second place Upstate Niagara 9940Third place Prairie Farms Fort Wayne IN 9900
Sour Cream Dips - SouthwestFirst place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Sassy Salsa 9985Second place Dean Foods Las Vegas NV Meadow Gold Fiesta Dip 9980Third place Hiland Dairy Omaha NE Jalapeno Dip 9975
Sour Cream Dips - RanchFirst place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9950Second place Dean Foods Rock-ford IL 9920Third place Hiland Dairy Nor-man OK 9910
Regular Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Lochmead Dairy Junction City OR 9950Second place Kwik Trip 9920
Third place Southeastern Gro-cers 9900
French Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Southeastern Grocers 9950Second place Giffordrsquos Famous Ice Cream Skowhegan ME 9945Third place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9865
Philly Vanilla Ice CreamFirst place Umpqua Dairy 9855Second place Giffordrsquos 9835Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL 97875
Regular Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Hiland Dairy Spring-field MO 9950Second place Belfonte Kansas City MO 9940Third place Lochmead Dairy 9890
Dark Chocolate Ice CreamFirst place Stewarts 9970Second place Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Madison WI 9940Third place King Cone Plover WI 9890
Open Class Flavored Fruit AndOr Nuts Ice Cream
First place Yuenglings Ice Cream Orwigsburd PA Cherry Vanilla Chunk 9980Second place Oberweis Dairy North Aurora IL Black Raspberry Chunk 9940Third place Vande Walles Can-dies Inc Appleton WI Straw-berry 9930
Open Class Ice CreamFirst place Double Rainbow Ice Cream San Francisco CA Vanilla Custard amp Strawberry Lemon Fruit 9995Second place Oberweis Dairy Espresso Caramel Chip 99875Third place Whiteyrsquos Ice Cream Moline IL Salted Peanut Butter Pie 9985
Open Class SherbetFirst place Cedar Crest Special-ties Manitowoc WI Sunset Rain-bow 9920Second place Cedar Crest Mani-towoc WI Raspberry 9880Third place Muller PinehurstPrairie Farms Rockford IL Rain-bow 9870
Frozen YogurtFirst place Giffordrsquos Black Rasp-berry Chocolate Chip 9970Second place Kwik Trip Black Raspberry 98875Third place Belfonte 9830
GelatoFirst place Stewarts Milk Choco-late Gelato 9970Second place Stewarts Salty Car-amel Gelato 9945Third place Kwik Trip Cafe Espresso Chip 9840
WheyFirst place Foremost Farms Plo-ver WI 99925
Second place Foremost Farms Plover WI 99875Third place AMPI Jim Falls WI 9980
Whey PermeateFirst place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place Cabot Creamery Waitsfield VT 9970Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9925
WPC 34First place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Second place Saputo Cheese Lincolnshire IL 99775Third place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9975
WPC 80First place Saputo Cheese Lin-colnshire IL 9990Second place AMPI Paynesville MN 9980Third place Sorrento Lactalis Nampa ID 9975
Whey Protein IsolatesFirst place Leprino Foods Den-ver CO 9990Second place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9965Third place Gallo Global Nutri-tion Atwater CA 9950
Whey Based Sports DrinksFirst DFA Portales NM 9995Second DFA Portales NM 9985Third DFA Portales NM 9980
Nonfat Dry MilkFirst DFA Fallon NV 9995Second DFA Fallon NV 9990Third DFA Portales NM 99875
Open Class Creative amp Innovative Products
First place CTL Foods Inc Col-fax WI Soda Fountain Malted Milk Powder 9785Second place Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Balance Milk Protein Shake 9775Third place Kwik Trip French Vanilla Cappuccino 9750
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
CHEESE REPORTERPage 14 August 26 2016
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 12 August 26 2016
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Cherney Microbiological Services MOCON Team Up To Help Food Firms Identify Spoilage CausesMinneapolis MNmdashCherney Microbiological Services Ltd is teaming up with MOCON Inc to help food companies determine exactly why they are having prod-uct spoilage issues
ldquoThe best way to rapidly iden-tify the cause of shelf life issues is to fuse the latest in measurement capability with rich analytical expertiserdquo said Debra Cherney founder and chief executive offi-cer Cherney Microbiological Ser-vices
MOCONrsquos GreenLight instru-ments rapidly screen for the presence and number of aerobic microbes The system is ideal for quality assurance for food and pharmaceutical product testing the company said
The system uses an oxygen sensor for measuring total viable count (TVC) and some ldquoindica-torrdquo organisms
Typical results are obtained in one to 15 hours compared to the 48 to 72 hour testing period required by traditional plate count methods MOCON said
ldquoStandard microbial screening methods will tell you what is hap-pening but not why and when itrsquos happening or how it affects shelf-liferdquo said Alan Traylor business manager microbial detection MOCON
MOCON is a provider of detec-tors instruments systems and consulting services to production facilities research laboratories and quality control and safety depart-ments in the food and beverage packaging medical pharmaceu-tical environmental and other industries worldwide
For more information visit wwwmoconcom
Cheese Makers Invited To Participate In Green County Cheese Days Cheesemaking DemoMonroe WImdashThe Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association is inviting cheese makers to partici-pate in the Cheesemaking Dem-onstration on the north side of the downtown Square in Mon-roe WI on Saturday September 17 2016 during Green County Cheese Days
The demo will begin at 1145 am with the delivery of milk to
the Bussman Demonstration Fac-tory and then continue through the afternoon
Any cheese maker with an interest is welcome to help stir the copper vat and speak with the demo audience
Cheese makers should check in with Master Cheese Maker Gary Grossen when they arrive so Grossen will know they want to be included in the cheese dem-onstration
Questions or concerns should be directed to Gail Zeitler For-eign Type Cheesemakers Associa-tion at GailZeitlerftcmacom
Emmi Acquires Remaining Shares Of Mittelland MolkereiLucerne SwitzerlandmdashEmmi which already had a 60 percent stake in Mittelland Molkerei AG is acquiring a 40 percent share package from AZM Verwaltungs AG the investment firm of the Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Coop-erative (MPM)
In doing so Emmi will acquire 100 percent of the company it was reported
Mittelland Molkerei is based in Suhr Switzerland and was founded in 2005 from which time it was 60 percent owned by Emmi and 40 percent owned by the AZM Verwaltungs AG (formerly the Aargauer Milchverband)
At the Suhr site Emmi pro-cesses milk into butter cream and
fluid milk (pasteurized and UHT) It has been continuously modern-ized over the past 10 years
In Suhr Emmi generates sales of about CHF 500 million (US$507 million) and employs around 350 people
The complete takeover does not affect plant management or the employees of Mittelland Molkerei the company said
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price In addition to a cash component part of the acquisition price amount-ing to CHF 34 million was settled with the transfer of a number of registered shares in Emmi AG which will come from the stake of the majority shareholder in Emmi the Central Switzerland Milk Producers Cooperative (ZMP) The Mittelland Milk Producersrsquo Cooperative therefore participates directly in Emmi AG
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
CHEESE REPORTERPage 14 August 26 2016
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
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GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
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Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
For more information circle 33 on the Reader Response Card on p 18
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 13
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IDFA Recognizes Dairy Companies Trucking Operations For Worker SafetyWashingtonmdashThe International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced the names of 137 dairy company operations that will receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates this year
This is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program which highlights the outstanding safety records of US dairy companies
The operations for each nomi-nated company were judged solely on specific data required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the facilityrsquos ldquoSummary of Work-Related Inju-ries and Illnessesrdquo report This yearrsquos award decisions were based on data from OSHA reports for the 2015 calendar year
The award program includes categories for both processing facil-ities and trucking operations in the dairy industry In addition to the 44 plant safety category award win-ners IDFA awarded Achievement Certificates to 26 processing oper-ations for having no injury cases that resulted in lost time away from work IDFA also recognized 67 trucking operations for having a Zero DART rate ndash zero cases with days away from work restriction or job transfer in 2015
Processing facilities were judged in four product categories natural and processed cheese dry con-densed and evaporated products ice cream and frozen desserts and fluid milk Within each product category IDFA accepted nomina-tions for small medium and large facilities that achieved the best overall safety performance rates based on the OSHA data
IDFA Plant Safety Award WinnersAlta Dena Certified Dairy ndash Palm
Springs CABerkeley Farms ndashBakersfield Beni-
cia Gilroy and Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Adrian MI Beaver UT Hughson CA Pavilion NY Portales NM Reading PA and Winthrop MN DFA Innovation Center ndash Springfield MO Dean Foods CompanyMcArthur Dairy ndash Ft Myers FL
Dean Foods Company ndash Sioux Falls SD Dean Foods CompanyTG Lee Dairy ndash Jacksonville FL
Foremost Farms USA ndashLancaster WI Plover WI Preston MN and Sparta WI
Kemps LLC ndash Fargo NDThe Kroger Co ndash Layton UT Tolleson
AZ and Lynchburg VAMayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville
GA and Crossville TN Mayfield Ice Cream ndash Birmingham AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Hilo HI Las Vegas NV
and Salt Lake City UT Meadow Gold Ice Cream ndash Orem UT
Midwest Ice Cream LLC ndash Belvidere ILOak Farms Dairy ndash Dallas TXPricersquos Creameries ndash El Paso TXSaputo Cheese USA Inc ndash Black
Creek WI Schreiber FoodsMGB Plant ndash Green
Bay WI Schreiber FoodsRGB Plant ndash Tempe AZ Smithfield UT
Stewartrsquos ProcessingDairy ndash Sara-toga Springs NY Stewartrsquos ProcessingIce Cream ndash Saratoga Springs NY
Weis Markets ndash Sunbury PAWhiteWave Foods Company ndash Dallas
Zero Lost Workdays Winners Abbott ndash Altavista VA Alta Dena Certi-fied Dairy ndash City of Industry CA
Barberrsquos Pure Milk ndash Birmingham ALCrystal Creamery ndash Modesto CADairy Farmers of America Inc ndash
Cass City MI Goshen IN New Wilming-ton PA and Turlock CA
Foremost Farms USA ndash Appleton WI Chilton WI Clayton WI Marshfield WI Milan WI and Rothschild WI
Gandyrsquos Dairies LLC ndash Lubbock TX Humboldt Creamery ndash Fortuna CA Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Athens TN Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Englewood CO Oak Farms Dairy ndash Houston TX Producers Dairy Foods Inc ndash FresnoPublix Super Markets Dairy ndash Deer-
field Beach FLPurity Dairies ndash Nashville TNSaputo Cheese USA ndash Almena WITG Lee Dairy ndash Orange City FLWhiteWave Foods ndash American Can-
yon CA and DuBois PA
Trucking Safety Award Winners - Zero DART Rate
Alta Dena Dairy ndash El Centro CA Barber Dairy ndash Montgomery AL and
Tuscaloosa AL Crystal Creameryndash Bakersfield CA
Redding CA and Salinas CA Crystal CreameryFresno Ice Cream ndash Fresno CA Crystal CreameryFresno Transportation Fresno CA
DFA ndash Concord NH and Salt Lake CityDean Foods Company ndash Alexandria
LA Corpus Christi TX DeRidder LA Houston TX Lake Charles LA Laredo TX Lufkin TX Sweeny TX Uvalde TX and Victoria TX
HP Hood ndash Albany NY and Platts-burgh NY
Kemps ndash Aberdeen SD Brainerd MN Fargo ND Farmington MN Fergus Falls MN Merrill WI and La Crosse WI
Mayfield Dairy Farms ndash Blairsville GA Crossville TN and Smiths Station AL
Meadow Gold Dairy ndash Cortez CO Durango CO Evansville WY Gillette WY Hardin MT Kalispell MT Las Vegas Liv-ingston MT Logan Missoula MT Price UT Richfield UT Riverton WY Rock-springs WY Sheridan WY and Vernal UT
PET Dairy ndash Camden NC Fayetteville NC Henderson NC Jacksonville NC Lenoir NC Lynchburg VA Portsmouth VA Roanoke VA South Boston VA Sylva NC Warsaw VA and Wilmington NC
Purity Dairies ndash Columbia TN Dick-son TN Kingsport TN Knoxville TN Lebanon TN and Memphis TN
Stewartrsquos Processing Corpndash Sara-toga Springs NY
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 14 August 26 2016
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USDA Beginning Farmer Grants Include Projects To Boost Number Of Organic Dairy FarmsAmes IAmdashUS Secretary of Agri-culture Tom Vilsack last week announced a new investment of $178 million for 37 projects to help educate mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next gen-eration of farmers
Vilsack made the announce-ment in a meeting with new and beginning farmers at Iowa State University USDArsquos investment is made through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
With the average age of a US farmer exceeding 58 years USDA sees a need to bring more people into agriculture Over the seven-plus years of the Obama admin-istration USDA has engaged its resources to provide greater sup-port to the farmers of the future by improving access to land and capi-tal building new markets and mar-ket opportunities extending new conservation opportunities offer-ing appropriate risk management tools and increasing outreach education and technical support
BFRDP administered through USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to assist beginning farmers and ranch-ers who have less than 10 years of experience in the industry The program supports workshops edu-cational teams training and tech assistance throughout the US
This yearrsquos awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to fund a range of proj-ects by organizations including the National Farmers Organization
(NFO) which will use $588948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years
Goals for NFOrsquos project include among others to create 36 new farms in an 11-state area over the next 36 months increase the total number of organic dairy and feed producers in the area by 60 over the next 36 months reach 900 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period and mentor 120 beginning organic dairy and feed grain producers during the 36-month period
Wolfersquos Neck Farm Foundation Freeport ME will use $573256 in funding for a Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program (DFAP) the long-term goal of which is to increase organic milk production in the Northeast while fostering the next generation of organic dairy farms and improving their profitability and sustainability
To achieve this goal Wolfersquos Neck Farm (WNF) is expand-ing and scaling its Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program Begin-ning farmers live and work on WNFrsquos educational farm for a two-year apprenticeship in which they gain experiential employment and mentoring as well as formal classroom instruction and business mentoring The DFAP will cre-ate an infrastructure for learning innovation and training to help grow the dairy industry and iden-tify a successful path to sustainable dairy farming in New England
ldquoWe see new and beginning farmers and ranchers as a critical force in sustaining food security food safety and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population growsrdquo Vilsack said
PMO Facilities(Continued from p 1
ldquoPMO Facilitiesrdquo The agency agreed that it should make use of the existing system of state regula-tory oversight for Grade A milk and milk products provided through the National Conference on Inter-state Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the food safety requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
FDA described its reasons for deciding to extend the compli-ance for PMO-regulated facilities to comply with the human food preventive controls requirements to September 17 2018 Those rea-sons related to the current provi-sions of the PMO the work already begun by NCIMS to modify the PMO to include all of the human food preventive controls require-ments established in part 117 and complex implementation issues concerning the interstate move-ment of milk and milk products and imported milk
In the Federal Register of Novem-ber 18 2015 FDA clarified that the extended compliance date of September 17 2018 for PMO facilities applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities In that November 2015 clarification the agency did not discuss the date for PMO facilities to be in compliance with the CGMP requirements
FDA has not established com-pliance dates for the modernized CGMPs that are different from the general compliance dates for the preventive controls requirements in part 117 with one exception related to PMO facilities Specifi-cally the agency provided that the extension of the compliance date for PMO facilities until September 17 2018 applied only to ldquosubparts C and Grdquo (the principal provisions of the human preventive controls requirements)
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the date for compliance with the modern-ized CGMPs by PMO facilities until September 17 2018 The agency said it will continue to work with the NCIMS to modify the PMO to reflect the modern-ized CGMPs and the preventive control requirements
This extension will create a sin-gle compliance date for the Grade A milk and milk products covered by the PMO FDA noted that this extension applies only to Grade A milk and milk products covered by NCIMS under the PMO and not to the manufacturing processing packing or holding of other food produced in such facilities
Customer Assurance ProvisionsFDA is also extending the compli-ance dates for certain provisions
concerning customer assurances when controls are applied down-stream in the distribution chain
These provisions apply when a manufacturerprocessor identifies a hazard requiring a preventive con-trol (ldquoidentified hazardrdquo) does not control the identified hazard and relies on an entity in its distribu-tion chain to address the hazard FDA explained
A manufacturerprocessor that complies with the customer provi-sions is not required to implement a preventive control for the identi-fied hazard
In the final rule published this week FDA is extending the com-pliance date by two years for the written assurance requirement in the customer provisions in part 117
With the extension facilities that are small businesses must comply by September 18 2019 and other facilities subject to the requirements must comply by Sep-tember 19 2018
FDA is also extending the compliance date under the FSVP regulation for complying with the written assurance requirements by two years beyond the dates estab-lished in the final rule
As a result of this extension the earliest that an importer would be required to comply with the writ-ten assurance requirements in the customer provisions would be May 28 2019
Food Contact Substance ImportsAlso in this final rule FDA is extending the compliance dates for the FSVP regulation for impor-tation of food contact substances Since it published the final rule establishing the FSVP regula-tion FDArsquos Technical Assistance Network has received inquiries regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to food contact substances
Also two months ago FDA met with representatives of the food packaging manufacturing industry at their request to listen to con-cerns regarding the applicability of the FSVP regulation to the impor-tation of food contact substances The industry representatives stated that the supply chain associated with imported subtances used to manufacture food contact sub-stances is highly complex and very different from other foods subject to the FSVP regulations
After considering the informa-tion presented by the industry representatives FDA believes that compliance with the requirement to conduct verification activities under the FSVP regulation for food contact substances by May 30 2017 might not be feasible Accordingly FDA is extending the compliance date by two years so that it can consider how best to address the feasibility concernsThe new compliance date is May 28 2019
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
For more information circle 16 on the Reader Response Card on p18
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Sept 11-13 NYS Cheese Man-ufacturers Associationrsquos Fall Meeting Watkins Glen NY For details visit wwwnycheese-makerscom
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bullNov 6-9 PACK Expo Interna-tional McCormick Place Chi-cago IL For details visit wwwpackexpointernationalcom
PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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Classified ads should be placed by Thursday for the Friday issue Clas-sified ads charged $75 per word Classified ads payable in advance Display Classifieds charged per column inch For more information call 608-246-8430
1 Equipment for Sale
MSA 200 WESTFALIA SEPARATOR Just arrived Perfect Bowl condition - NO PITTING Two for sale Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or e-mail drlambertdialeznet
FOR SALE Car load of 300-400-500 late model open top milk tanks Like new (262) 473-3530
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SEPARATOR NEEDS - Before you buy a separator give Great Lakes a call TOP QUALITY reconditioned machines at the lowest prices Call Dave Lam-bert Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 drlambertdialeznet
1 Equipment for SaleFOR SALE 1500 and 1250 cream tanks Like New (800) 558-0112 (262) 473-3530
2 Equipment Wanted
WANTED TO BUY Westfalia or Alfa-Laval separators Large or small Old or new Top dollar paid Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
3 Cheesecloth
CHEESECLOTH FOR ALL YOUR CHEESEMAKING NEEDS- All con-structions medical grade Microfiber and dairy wipers too Grade 60 (32x28) White Cheesecloth $241Case 36rdquo Wide x 60 Yards Contact Lucy Bauc-cio at Monarch Brands by emailling lucybmonarchbrandscom or call 267-238-1643
4 Walls Flooring
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EPOXY OR FIBERGLASS floors walls tank-linings and tile grouting Installed by MampW Protective Coating Co LLC Call (715) 234-2251
6 Promotion amp Placement
PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 15
US Food Industry Making lsquoModestrsquo Progress In Reducing Salt In Its Products NSRI StudySodium Content Falls In Five Cheese Categories But Rises In Salted ButterWashingtonmdashOverall progress toward meeting the National Salt Reduction Initiativersquos (NSRI) tar-gets by 2014 was ldquomodestrdquo accord-ing to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health
The NSRI a national coali-tion led by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was the first US effort to engage industry in lowering population sodium intake through targeted food supply sodium reduc-tions the study noted More than three-quarters of dietary sodium comes from packaged and restau-rant foods making it difficult for individuals to lower intake
The NSRI which was initiated in 2009 is a coalition of more than 100 national health organizations and state and local health authori-ties throughout the US The coali-tionrsquos goal is to reduce population sodium intake by 20 percent through a reduction in sodium in US packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014
For the NSRI the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cre-ated databases of top-selling foods to develop packaged and restau-rant food categories that are key sources of sodium in the market to set 2012 and 2014 sodium reduc-tion targets for each food category and to monitor changes in sodium content over time
In 2009 the NSRI categories and draft targets were published and disseminated with a final opportunity for industry review and comment When final targets were published companies were asked to meet 2012 and 2014 targets and were encouraged to publicly com-mit to signal their industry leader-ship
For this analysis researchers assessed US packaged food indus-try achievements toward meeting NSRI targets in 2012 and 2014 as well as the overall change in sodium density (amount of sodium by food weight) of packaged foods compared with the NSRIrsquos goal of a 25 percent reduction in 2014
The NSRI Packaged Food Data-base combines sales and nutrition information for products in the top 80 percent of sales of each food category Researchers created 62 packaged food categories of which one did not have sales data 2012 and 2014 sales-weighted targets were set for 61 categories
The dairy products and substi-tutes category included five pack-aged food categories grated hard cheese Cheddar Colby Jack Mozzarella Muenster Provolone and Swiss cheese Cream cheese Cottage cheese and Processed
cheese The fats and oils category included salted butter among its packaged food categories
For this study researchers included products in the 61 cat-egories grouped into 15 metacat-egories with sales sodium content and serving size data Research-ers had four measures of interest the percentage of food categories meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI tar-gets the percentage of products meeting 2012 and 2014 NSRI targets food category- and meta-category-specific changes in sales-weighted mean (SWM) sodium densities and overall change in SWM sodium densitySodium Reduction ProgressIn 2009 when the targets were established no categories met NSRI 2012 or 2014 targets In 2014 16 (26 percent) categories met 2012 targets and two (3 per-cent) met 2014 targets
The percentage of products meeting NSRI targets increased from 2009 to 2014 In 2009 one-third of packaged food products met 2012 NSRI targets for their category The percentage of prod-ucts meeting 2012 NSRI targets rose significantly from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014 42 percent met in 2012 and 45 per-cent met in 2014
Significant increases in the percentage of products meeting 2012 NSRI targets across most metacategories (including both the dairy products and substitutes metacategory and the fats and oils metacategory) and there were no significant decreases
Within the dairy products cate-gory sodium content changes from 2009 to 2014 were as follows
Grated Hard Cheese 1530 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1285 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 2444 milligrams or 16 percent
Cheddar Colby Jack etc 668 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 633 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 353 mil-ligrams or 53 percent
Cream cheese 408 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 391 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 161 milligrams or 39 percent
Cottage cheese 347 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 336 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 108 milligrams or 31 percent
Processed cheese 1393 milli-grams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 1251 milligrams in 2014 for a decline of 1423 mil-ligrams or 102 percent
Salted butter had an average of 608 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams of product in 2009 and 643 milligrams in 2014 for an increase of 344 milligrams or 57 percent
SWM sodium density declined significantly in 26 categories from 2009 and 2014 and also in the dairy products and substitutes metacategory whereas no catego-ries increased significantly in SWM sodium density SWM density declined from 2009 to 2014 and mean sodium density unweighted by sales declined significantly
FDA Urged To Finalize TargetsThe study ldquoshows the potential for real progress in Americansrsquo healthrdquo if the FDA ldquoquickly finalizes its recently released voluntary targets for reducing sodium in all foodsrdquo said Jim OrsquoHara health promo-tion policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
ldquoThe NSRI was the first national effort at salt reduction and it shows what can be accomplishedrdquo OrsquoHara said ldquoBut the FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protec-tion for the public healthrdquo
ldquoWhile we applaud all progress made thus far to decrease salt in our daily diets this study demon-strates that we still have work to dordquo said Nancy Brown CEO of the American Heart Association (AHA)
ldquothe FDA has the potential to achieve even greater cuts in sodium and greater protection for the
public healthrdquo
Jim OrsquoHaraCSPI
ldquoItrsquos critical to give consum-ers more control over how much sodium they eat and fortunately there is a plan in place to make this possiblerdquo Brown continued ldquoThe FDArsquos voluntary sodium tar-gets give the food industry a goal to work toward and we encour-age the FDA to continue dialogue with industry and finalize goals promptly to support the health of all Americans
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is extending the two comment periods for the draft sodium reduc-tion guidance it released earlier this year (for more details please see ldquo FDA Extends Two Comment Peri-ods On Draft Industry Guidance On Voluntary Sodium Cutsrdquo on page 3 of our Aug 19th issue by scanning the QR Code on page 2 of this issue)
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Sept 11-13 NYS Cheese Man-ufacturers Associationrsquos Fall Meeting Watkins Glen NY For details visit wwwnycheese-makerscom
bullSept 27-28 ADPI Dairy Ingredi-ent Seminar Fess Parker Hotel Santa Barbara CA For details visit wwwadpiorg
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RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
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White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
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Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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1 Equipment for Sale
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2 Equipment Wanted
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2 Equipment Wanted
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3 Cheesecloth
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4 Walls Flooring
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6 Promotion amp Placement
PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
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10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
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10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
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14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
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16 Milk
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
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Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
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Sept 11-13 NYS Cheese Man-ufacturers Associationrsquos Fall Meeting Watkins Glen NY For details visit wwwnycheese-makerscom
bullSept 27-28 ADPI Dairy Ingredi-ent Seminar Fess Parker Hotel Santa Barbara CA For details visit wwwadpiorg
bullSept 27-29 7th Symposium On Milk Genomics amp Human Health UC-Davis Davis CA For more details visit wwwmilkgenomicsorg
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PLANNING GUIDE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RELCO LLC is a manufacturer of capital equipment for the dairy and food processing industries and we operate under design-build contractual ar-rangements with customers throughout the world Our headquarters is in Willmar MN and we have subsidiary offices in The Netherlands and New Zealand We offer a competitive salary with both personal and company performance bonus potential The successful applicant will join an excellent experienced executive management team with a mission of growth both or-ganic and potentially through acquisition
Duties Includen Supply support and information to the General Managers and the President on allfinanciallegalandriskmanagementissuesnParticipateinkeydecisionsasamemberoftheexecutivemanagementteam nManagetheAccountingHumanResourcesInvestorRelationsLegalandTax functionsn Superviseacquisitionduediligenceandnegotiateacquisitionsn Ensurethatappropriatetermsandconditionsareincludedinthecompanyrsquos standardquotationsandnegotiatemajorcontracttermsandconditionsas requirednDesignandimplementcurrencyforwardcontractingandotherformsofcurrency riskmanagement
QualificationsExperiencen BSdegreeinAccountingFinanceorBusinessAdministrationMBAandorCPA highlydesirableorequivalentbusinessexperiencen 10+yearsofprogressivelyresponsiblefinancialleadershiprolespreferablyin capitalequipmentmanufacturingorconstructionindustriesn ShouldhavemultiplecurrencyandinternationalbusinessexperienceMulti- lingualcapabilitiesareaplusnStronginterpersonalskillsabilitytocommunicateandmanagewellatalllevels oftheorganizationandwithstaffatremotelocationsisessentialnMusthaveahighlevelofintegrityanddependabilitywithastrongsenseof urgencyandresults-orientationnMustbewillingtotravel10to20ofthetimeTravelwillincludedomesticas wellasinternationaltrips
Send requests for additional information or your resume to bheinenrelconet
GENERAL MANAGER
White Hill Cheese Co Midwest dairy products manufacturer has an immediate opening for a General Manager at Shullsburg Wisconsin Responsible for directi ng and managing the plant operati ons with overall responsibility for producti on distributi on warehouse maintenance customer service and qualityThe qualifi ed candidate will possess Bachelorrsquos degree in dairy or business preferred Ten years plantgeneral management experience in a dairy manufacturing environment Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures Minimum of fi ve yearsrsquo experience preparing and managing budgets and fi nancial statements Must have excellent organizati onal planning skills and manage multi ple prioriti es Must be profi cient with Microsoft Offi ce applicati ons Must have excellent interpersonal and communicati on skills (oral and writt en) Must be able to work fl exible hours as required
In return White Hill Cheese Co will off er Competi ti ve Salary Paid Time Off Holidays HealthDentalVisionLifeDisability 401(K) Plan Please mail or fax your resume and salary requirements to
White Hill Cheese Coco Swiss Valley Farms Att n Corporate Human Resources DepartmentPO Box 4493 Davenport IA 52808Email HRSwissvalleycom EOE MFVD
Speaker Lineup Released For 2016 NDB NMPF UDIA Joint Annual MeetingNashville TNmdashThe challenges of foreign competition plant-based alternatives and changing consumer perceptions will be high-lighted at the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) the National Milk Producers Federa-tion (NMPF) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA)
The meeting entitled ldquoCom-mon Voice Common Visionrdquo will take place here Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel It kicks off Monday with a general session led by Mike Adams host of the nationally syndicated ldquoAgri-Talkrdquo radio program
Tuesday begins with the NMPF Town Hall Meeting where attendees can learn about NMPF activities and engage in a question-answer session with NMPF staff on the future of the dairy industry
Stuart Rothenberg founding editor and publisher of the Rothen-berg amp Gonzales Political Report will share his thoughts about the likely
outcome of the 2016 presidential election and whatrsquos at stake for the dairy community
Tuesday will wrap up with jour-nalist Nina Teicholz author of the international best-seller The Big Fat Surprise Why Butter Meat amp Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Named a Best Book of 2014 by The Wall Street Journal The Economist Forbes Mother Jones and Library Journal The Big Fat Surprise challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat and chal-lenged nutrition policy
Wednesday begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy inspirational subject of The Blind Side Tuohy will share her personal ldquoBlind Siderdquo observa-tions The meeting concludes with a Wednesday night banquet featur-ing Tex-MexPop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros
Cost is $905 for members and $1365 for non-members with stu-dent discounts available For more information or to register online visit wwwannualmeetingdairyorg
Northeast Dairy Convention Scheduled For Pocono Manor PA Pocono Manor PAmdashThe 29th annual Northeast Dairy Conven-tion will take place here Sept 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort
The educational track kicks off Monday morning with Mark Litch-field of GEA North America on bacteria removal using centrifugal separation followed by Katie Sim-mons and Derric Brown of Ever-green Packaging on sustainability trends in the dairy industry
Shiraz Saeed of AIG Property amp Casualty will cover cyber security and Cornell Universityrsquos Anna Thalacker-Mercer will discuss dairy for skeletal muscle health
Tuesday begins with keynote speaker Connie Tipton president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) on federal milk marketing orders John Chrisman of the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide an update on dairy promo-tion activities and Melissa Mal-colm of MilkPEP will discuss how to captivate consumers with milk messaging
Online registration and more information is available at wwwnedairyfoodsorg
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 17
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Classified ads should be placed by Thursday for the Friday issue Clas-sified ads charged $75 per word Classified ads payable in advance Display Classifieds charged per column inch For more information call 608-246-8430
1 Equipment for Sale
MSA 200 WESTFALIA SEPARATOR Just arrived Perfect Bowl condition - NO PITTING Two for sale Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or e-mail drlambertdialeznet
FOR SALE Car load of 300-400-500 late model open top milk tanks Like new (262) 473-3530
HIGH CAPACITY SEPARATOR Alfa-Laval hmrpx 718 HGV hermetic separator 77000 pounds per hour sep-aration110000 pounds per hour stan-dardization Call Great Lakes Separator at 920-863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
SEPARATOR NEEDS - Before you buy a separator give Great Lakes a call TOP QUALITY reconditioned machines at the lowest prices Call Dave Lam-bert Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 drlambertdialeznet
1 Equipment for SaleFOR SALE 1500 and 1250 cream tanks Like New (800) 558-0112 (262) 473-3530
2 Equipment Wanted
WANTED TO BUY Westfalia or Alfa-Laval separators Large or small Old or new Top dollar paid Call Great Lakes Separators at (920) 863-3306 or email drlambertdialeznet
2 Equipment Wanted
ULLMERrsquoS DAIRY EQUIPMENT is looking to buy used daisy hoops midget hoops A-frame presses 20- pound block molds watermilk silos homogenizers and separators Con-tact us at (920) 822-8266 or e-mail us at ullmersdairyeqptnetnetnet
3 Cheesecloth
CHEESECLOTH FOR ALL YOUR CHEESEMAKING NEEDS- All con-structions medical grade Microfiber and dairy wipers too Grade 60 (32x28) White Cheesecloth $241Case 36rdquo Wide x 60 Yards Contact Lucy Bauc-cio at Monarch Brands by emailling lucybmonarchbrandscom or call 267-238-1643
4 Walls Flooring
EXTRUTECH PLASTICS Sanitary POLY BOARDcopy panels provide bright white non-porous easily cleanable surfaces perfect for non-food con-tact applications CFIA and USDA accepted and Class A for smoke and flame Call 888-818-0118 or epiplas-ticscom
EPOXY OR FIBERGLASS floors walls tank-linings and tile grouting Installed by MampW Protective Coating Co LLC Call (715) 234-2251
6 Promotion amp Placement
PROMOTE YOURSELF - By con-tacting Tom Sloan amp Associates Job enhancement thru results oriented professionals We place cheese mak-ers production technical maintenance engineering and sales management people Contact Dairy Specialist David Sloan Tom Sloan or Terri Sherman Tom Sloan amp Associates Inc PO Box 50 Watertown WI 53094 Call (920) 261-8890 or FAX (920) 261-6357 or email tsloantsloancom
9 Real Estate
DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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10 Cheese amp Dairy Products
KEYS MANUFACTURING Dehydrators of scrap cheese for the animal feed idustry Contact us for your scrap at (217) 465-4001 email keysmfgaolcom
14 Warehousing
FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
REFRIGERATION DRY amp FROZEN STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Wersquove added more cooler space and a heated dry storage area Contact SUGAR RIVER COLD STORAGE at Call 1-877-283-5840 or email srcstdsnet
16 Milk
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
If interested submit your resume towwwampicom
AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
Fred PabstHerd Freed Hartz Executive Search Partnersfredherdfreedhartzcom bull 206-299-2140
Chief Executive Officer
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
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DAIRY PLANTS FOR SALE httpdairyassetswebscomdairy-plants Call Jim at 608-835-7705
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FREEZER SPACE AVAILABLE We have expanded and have freezer space available Please contact Bob at Martin Warehousing at 608-435-6561 ext 229 or email bobsmartinmilkcom
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DIVISION PLANT MANAGERAssociated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) a leading Midwest dairy cooperative is looking for a DivisionPlant Manager at our Jim Falls WI plant
This position will provide leadership to all operations functions employees anddairy producers of the division Job requirements Bachelors degree in food science manufacturing or other similar areas preferred Ten years experience in dairy or food production manufacturing industrial process operations or equivalent combination of education and experience required Five years of supervisory experience required Effective oral and written communication skills Computer skills - working knowledge of Word and Excel
For more about the cooperative and a full job description go to wwwampicomAMPI offers a competitive wage and benefits package
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AMPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer AAMFVetDisability
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc (WMMB) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer
The Opportunity Reporting to a 25-member Board of Directors that is elected by the dairy producers of Wisconsin the CEO oversees a budget of approximately $36 million and manages a professional staff of 58 employees who design and execute WMMB programingThe CEO provides leadership toward achieving WMMBrsquos mission and goals ldquoTo help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin dairy industryrdquo (WMMB Mission) To ensure that there will be a growing outlet for the product that Wisconsin dairy farmers produce and sell and to assist in establishing consumer confidence demand and acceptance for Wisconsin milk and dairy productsrdquo (Wisconsin Dairy Industry Goals)
Our Requirements Bachelorrsquos Degree in Business Administration Marketing or a related field along with progressively responsible management experience is required Advanced degree preferred Experience in the development and administration of budgets and work plans knowledge of human resources and organizational development and a track record of successful board relations also required Experience in the dairy industry a plus Knowledge of food industry manufacturing distribution marketing and sales strongly preferred with the ability to quickly grasp state and national dairy laws required Qualified candidates will possess experience with the effective use of digital marketing and social media along with excellent public speaking and writing skills Moderate travel is required
LocationCompensationBenefits The position will be located in Madison Wisconsin Compensation consists of a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a company-funded 401(k) retirement plan
WMMB is an equal opportunity employer
WMMB has retained Fred Pabst of Herd Freed Hartz to lead this recruiting process Qualified candidates should send their resumes andor direct any inquiries directly to Fred
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
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CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
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August 24 2016mdashAMSrsquo National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report Prices included are pro-vided each week by manufacturers Prices collected are for the (wholesale) point of sale for natural unaged Cheddar boxes of butter meeting USDA standards Extra Grade edible dry whey and Extra Grade and USPH Grade A nonfortified NFDM bull Revised
WEEK ENDINGStyle and Region Aug 20 Aug 13 Aug 6 July 30
40-Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 17741 17327 16973 16577bullSales Volume PoundsUS 13366049 13242676 12440234 12204968
500-Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices Sales amp Moisture Contest
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 19737 19411 19105 18678bull Weighted Price Adjusted to 38 Moisture US 18816 18433 18117 17729 Sales Volume PoundsUS 10344607 9945980 9666063 9510562bull Weighted Moisture Content PercentUS 3496 3471 3462 3468bull
Butter
Weighted Price DollarsPoundUS 22465 22188 22154 22938Sales Volume PoundsUS 2987566 3421805 2575249 3839467
Dry Whey Prices
Weighted Price DollarsPoundsUS 02809 02828bull 02821bull 02696Sales Volume US 8085198 8175887bull 6479289bull 7108880
Nonfat Dry Milk
Average Price DollarsPoundUS 08672 08533bull 08467bull 08401Sales Volume PoundsUS 12507859 13512063bull 14568938bull 18759606
DAIRY PRODUCT SALESDairy Product Stocks in Cold StorageTOTAL STOCKS AS REPORTED BY USDA (in thousands of pounds unless indicated) Public Stocks in All May 31 2016 Warehouse Warehouses as a of Stocks July 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 June 30 July 31 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016
Butter 254347 328149 333123 131 102 305756
Cheese American 698029 756950 769982 110 102 Swiss 21591 24492 25705 119 105 Other 442176 468886 480664 109 103
Total 1161796 1250328 1276351 110 102 843824
160
185
210
235
260
285
310
335
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Butter StocksJuly 31 of Selected Years
in millions of pounds
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American-Type Cheese Stocks
July 31 of Selected Yearsin millions of pounds
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
A S O N D J F M A M J J A
40-Pound Block Avg
CME vsAMS
$125
$135
$145
$155
$165
$175
$185
$195
12-May
M J J A 26-Aug
Barrel Block
Daily CME BarrelSpread PriceSince May 12 2016 DAIRY FUTURES PRICES
SETTLING PRICE Cash SettledDate Month Class III Class IV Dry Whey NDM Butter Cheese8-19 August 16 1695 1466 28450 85275 222900 181608-22 August 16 1696 1466 28400 85275 222275 181408-23 August 16 1696 1466 28450 85300 222000 181508-24 August 16 1694 1464 28450 85300 222000 181408-25 August 16 1691 1470 28450 85825 222000 18120
8-19 September 16 1788 1504 31800 88900 224250 189508-22 September 16 1782 1473 31550 88175 219650 189208-23 September 16 1775 1469 31150 88250 216650 188508-24 September 16 1745 1464 31150 88025 215025 185408-25 September 16 1710 1460 31250 89250 215275 18190
8-19 October 16 1758 1558 32250 96000 224000 184208-22 October 16 1755 1539 35050 94550 220000 184008-23 October 16 1743 1509 35125 93000 217650 183008-24 October 16 1728 1509 35350 93500 217000 181208-25 October 16 1707 1510 35000 93500 218500 17830
8-19 November 16 1707 1580 37000 98800 222750 178008-22 November 16 1710 1580 37000 97750 219250 178508-23 November 16 1704 1537 37000 97000 217300 177608-24 November 16 1684 1527 37000 96750 217025 175608-25 November 16 1665 1534 37000 96775 218000 17380
8-19 December 16 1660 1563 38525 101000 212500 173008-22 December 16 1663 1563 38525 101000 209000 173008-23 December 16 1659 1547 38500 100200 208000 172808-24 December 16 1641 1530 38500 100000 208000 170408-25 December 16 1630 1530 39025 99625 209975 16950
8-19 January 17 1635 1545 39750 104750 202950 169308-22 January 17 1635 1543 39750 103975 200000 169308-23 January 17 1627 1527 39475 103750 199250 169308-24 January 17 1614 1527 39475 103000 199200 167708-25 January 17 1607 1520 39550 102750 200000 16690
8-19 February 17 1620 1570 39500 108400 202750 168708-22 February 17 1624 1557 39500 108400 200000 168508-23 February 17 1621 1547 39500 107200 198000 168508-24 February 17 1612 1544 39500 106525 198925 167208-25 February 17 1605 1544 40250 105800 199500 16650
8-19 March 17 1623 1590 40000 111725 203450 168208-22 March 17 1623 1577 40000 111725 200000 168308-23 March 17 1621 1572 40000 111325 198025 168208-24 March 17 1617 1575 40000 110975 198875 167808-25 March 17 1610 1575 40000 110975 19900 16720
8-19 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 203450 168608-22 April 17 1627 1615 40000 113750 201750 168808-23 April 17 1627 1597 40000 112675 201250 169008-24 April 17 1625 1597 40000 112675 201250 168608-25 April 17 1624 1597 40000 112500 199025 16820
8-19 May 17 1643 1640 39750 115110 203450 170008-22 May 17 1641 1640 39750 115110 203000 170108-23 May 17 1641 1611 39750 115110 202000 170308-24 May 17 1640 1610 39750 112275 202100 170108-25 May 17 1639 1610 39800 113025 201250 16970
8-19 June 17 1659 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-22 June 17 1660 1654 40000 116700 203450 172208-23 June 17 1663 1644 40000 116700 203100 172208-24 June 17 1659 1643 40000 116700 203000 172208-25 June 17 1660 1643 41000 116700 203250 17150Interest - Aug 25 32478 3671 4086 5329 6747 25487
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERAugust 26 2016 Page 19Page 19
DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETSAS REPORTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHOLESALE CHEESE MARKETS
WEEKLY COLD STORAGE HOLDINGSSELECTED STORAGE CENTERS IN 1000 POUNDS - INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
DATE BUTTER CHEESE
82216 30026 8938480116 29546 92876Change 480 -3492
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Producers in some areas of the western region report more plentiful supplies than the rest of the nation The pull for fluid milk into Class I is strong in the East and picking up in the Midwest leaving less milk for cheese production Mozzarella and Provolone orders are strong in the East Domestic demand is strong and industry contacts anticipate that demand will continue to climb Inventories vary depending on the variety of cheese Overall stocks for young and fresh cheeses are tight while Cheddar stocks are mostly long Market participants in the East report balanced inventories Western manufacturers are able to rotate cheese stocks held in warehouses
NORTHEAST- AUG 24 The market is tight around this time of year with fluid milk tight-ening and supplies down Some cheese plants are operating as best they can with the given milk levels While students return to school it has been difficult to fill cheese orders that have been coming in Suppliers have been routing milk to areas of the nation with low supplies like the Southeast moving more to fluid and less to cheese vats Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlbCheddar 40-lb blocks $22225 - $25075 Process 5-lb sliced $20650 - $25450Muenster $22075 - $25575 Swiss Cuts 10-14 lbs $28650 - $31875
MIDWEST AREA - AUG 24 Midwest cheese makers are filling vats and running schedules as full as possible After several weeks of decreases in milk intakes some manu-facturers feel the fall in production has begun to level off A few industry contacts report being short on milk but are able to find spot loads when needed Demand is mixed Some market participants feel sales slowed some this week following several weeks of active orders out-side of contracts Other manufacturers feel demand continues to grow ahead of the holiday season Several manufacturers report high volumes of calls from buyers looking for cheese However only some manufacturers can meet their needs Inventories vary and widely depend on the variety of cheese Cheddar and American cheese inventories are mostly long Some manufacturers are blending cheese with some age on it with fresher cheese in an effort to manage aged cheese stocks International inquiries remain light
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19575 - $23175BrickMuens 5 Loaf $21925 - $26175 Cheddar 40 Block $19200 - $23150Monterey Jack 10 $21675 - $23725 Blue 5 Loaf $24600 - $34475Mozzarella 5-6 (LMPS) $19925 - $29325 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $23825 - $25000
WEST - AUG 24 Industry contacts say Western cheese makers are trying to keep their production schedules full Although milk is generally available within the immediate area a few processors have had to reach a little further to get extra spot loads of milk needed to round out production Some manufacturers note domestic retail and food service demand has eased back a little for American style cheeses but Mozzarella demand is picking up Cheese marketers continue to report US cheese is facing strong competition in international markets mostly based on pricing differences Industry inventories remain long for many varieties of cheese Some contacts suggest cheese market prices need to be reset lower in order for significant volumes of cheese to clear
Wholesale prices delivered dollars perlb Process 5 Loaf $19725 - $22300Cheddar 40 Block $19250 - $23700 Cheddar 10 Cuts $21050 - $23250Monterey Jack 10 $21150 - $22750 Grade A Swiss 6-9 $24425 - $28725
FOREIGN -TYPE CHEESE - AUG 24 The tight supply situation for cheese in the EU is not expected to significantly ease in the near term Recent reports show that June 2016 milk production fell below June 2015 levels Cheese manufacturers do not expect that increased milk supplies will become available for making cheese in the near term This will keep supplies tight and put upward pressure on prices
Selling prices delivered dollars perlb Imported DomesticBlue $26400 - 52300 $23875 - 38750Gorgonzola $36900 - 57400 $28950 - 36125Parmesan (Italy) 0 $37775 - 58675Romano (Cows Milk) 0 $35775 - 57275Sardo Romano (Argentine) $28500 - 47800 0Reggianito (Argentine) $32900 - 47800 0Jarlsberg (Brand) $29500 - 64500 0Swiss Cuts Switzerland 0 $29025- 32250Swiss Cuts Finnish $26700- 29300 0
NATIONAL - AUG 19 Across the US butter production has slowed Most manu-facturers notice a reduction in available milk supply slowing production schedules for some processors Lower cream availabil-ity has pushed many butter makers to slow down butter churning rates creating a tight market for near term butter needs However some processors are still able to meet short term demands and current orders by finding spot loads of creams Butter demand and inventories are similar to last week Some suppliers are expecting a turnaround in sup-ply as the expectation of increasing avail-ability follows in the coming weeks
NORTHEAST - AUG 24 The North-east milk supply has decreased in the recent weeks in part because of seasonal factors and educational institutions As stu-dents head back to school an increasing amount of fluid milk has been going towards their demand and away from the produc-tion of other dairy products In response the Northeastern butter market has seen sig-nificant reduction in butter churning rates However suppliers are capable of producing butter and keeping up with the contractual demands In response to increased fluid milk sales and low cream availability butter has been tight in the market with cream multiples fluctuating in the mid-130s to the low 140 range US butter in storage on July 31 2016 totaled 333123 million pounds 31 above a year ago and 2 more than last month
CENTRAL - AUG 24 Butter pro-duction is active this week in the Central region Industry contacts feel spot loads of cream are still available but less obtainable than in recent weeks A few manufacturers who were previously selling loads of cream are now holding on and processing all con-tracted cream loads in order to keep churns full Other manufacturers are slowing the churns slightly Demand is strong Market participants report growing demand from food service and retail outlets Some con-tacts speculate some of the recent spark in demand can be attributed to schools going back into session Many manufacturers feel comfortable entering the busy season with current inventory levels Some manufactur-ers are microfixing for upcoming orders
WEST - AUG 24 Western butter makers are looking at anticipated Q4 butter needs to guide production Many processors are mak-ing more print than bulk butter as they try to prepare for fall baking needs Domestic print butter demand remains solid Cream availability is mixed with some areas being tight and other areas having cream readily available A few processors continue to sell cream off as opposed to making butter US butter inventories are large but industry con-tacts question how much of the stockpile is bulk or print butter and how much is commit-ted versus not committed to buyers The US average advertised price of 1-pound butter is $341 up $18 from last week The US price is up $43 from $298 one year ago
ORGANIC DAIRY - RETAIL OVERVIEW
Advertisements for ice cream in a 48- to 64-ounce containers increased by 31 and became the top advertised dairy item for the week Greek yogurt in 4- to 6-ounce containers and 8-ounce packages of shredded cheese followed closely behind The national weighted aver-age price for conventional 1-pound butter is $300 while organic 1-pound butter is $571 Total conventional ads decreased by 2 but total organic ads increased by 35 Organic Cottage cheese in 16- ounce containers had the largest percentage increase 782 of all dairy items The US advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $217 up 5 cents from last week 8-ounce shred cheese averaged $230 up 1 cent from last week Ads for 8-ounce organic block cheese average $490 an organic premium of $273 Ads for 8-ounce organic shred cheese average $383 an organic premium of $153 The number of conventional cheese ads decreased 17 and organic cheese ads decreased 52 this week The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $266 Last week the spread was $237 The price spread is the difference between the national weighted average price for organic $437 and conventional $171
National Weighted Retail Avg Price Cheese 8 oz block $490Cheese 8 oz shred $383 Cottage Cheese 16 oz $334Sour Cream 16 oz $327Greek Yogurt 4-6 oz $117
Greek Yogurt 32 oz $348Butter 1 lb $571Flavored Milk frac12 gallon $499Milk gallon $510Milk frac12 gallon $437Milk 8 oz UHT $103
RETAIL PRICES - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY - AUGUST 26Commodity
Butter 1
Cheese 8 oz block
Cheese 1 block
Cheese 2 block
Cheese 8 oz shred
Cheese 1 shred
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream 48-64 oz
Flavored Milk frac12 gallon
Flavored Milk gallon
Milk frac12 gallon
Milk gallon
Sour Cream 16 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz
Yogurt (Greek) 32 oz
Yogurt 4-6 oz
Yogurt 32 oz
US NE SE MID SC SW NW
300 318 330 308 348 201 273
217 223 221 207 235 188 NA
407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
629 772 NA NA 599 622 603
230 239 229 204 234 232 211
439 399 NA NA NA NA NA
195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
179 180 179 146 196 199 169
306 280 311 294 322 306 349
225 225 250 200 299 NA NA
344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
171 200 99 100 99 325 NA
237 234 225 196 322 217 250
179 178 187 185 135 192 164
96 94 98 91 93 98 96
396 455 399 388 364 249 429
48 47 50 53 43 45 48
219 208 NA 229 NA NA NA
Butter 1 300 318 330 308 348 201 273
Cheese 1 block 407 350 NA 279 399 426 NA
Cheese 8 oz shred 230 239 229 204 234 232 211
Cottage Cheese 195 196 200 NA 222 149 225
Ice Cream 48-64 oz 306 280 311 294 322 306 349
Flavored Milk gallon 344 NA NA NA 322 369 349
Milk gallon 237 234 225 196 322 217 250
Yogurt (Greek) 4-6 oz 96 94 98 91 93 98 96
Yogurt 4-6 oz 48 47 50 53 43 45 48
US National Northeast (NE) CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VTSoutheast (SE) AL FL GA MD NC SC TN VA WV Midwest (MID) IA IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH SD WI South Central (SC) AK CO KS LA MO NM OK TX Southwest (SW) AZ CA NV UT Northwest (NW) ID MT OR WA WY
NATIONAL - CONENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS
NDM - CENTRAL Low medium heat nonfat dry milk prices are mixed this week The range price series moved higher on the low end of the range while the top end of the range came down two cents The mostly price series moved higher on both ends to capture where the majority of spot sale activity is occurring Market participants report growth in buyer interest this week In several instances contacts report calls from buyers looking to secure contracts through the end of 2016 Some cheese manufacturers are reportedly inter-ested in making lowmedium heat NDM purchases in the short term to aid with seasonally decreasing yields International interest remains active and export sales are strong Inventories are mostly long in the Central region However as milk production declines milk is being diverted away from dryers This in return is help-ing manufacturers manage long lowmedium heat NDM inventories
NDM - EAST Domestic trading activ-ity has been moderate throughout the week According to industry participants the current market undertone is unset-
tled Demands from bakers and cheese manufacturers are fair to good Eastern NDM processing is slightly lower as less condensed skim volumes are moving into dryers Inventories are mixed across the eastern region High heat nonfat dry milk prices are steady to higher Interest from the bakery sector is active Drying sched-ules are uneven in most processing plants Inventories continue to be tight
NDM - WEST The market undertone is unsettled for some industry participants but firmer for others Some buyersend users continue pushing manufacturers to drop prices Meanwhile some proces-sors are holding stocks instead of selling anticipating higher prices in the next few weeks NDM usage for cheese fortifica-tion is active Also demands from bakers cheese and dry mix manufacturers are fair to good Trades to Mexico are more active compared to the previous week Moderate condensed skim volumes continue clear-ing into NDM processing NDM produc-tion is ongoing Inventories are steady to slightly higher FOB spot prices for high heat nonfat dry milk are mixed
DRY DAIRY PRODUCTS - AUGUST 25
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
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Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
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Providing Solutions for the Food and Dairy
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Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May
CHEESE REPORTERPage 20 August 26 2016
CME CASH PRICES - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016Visit wwwcheesereportercom for daily prices
CHEDDAR CHEDDAR AA GRADE A 500-LB BARRELS 40-LB BLOCKS BUTTER NFDM
MONDAY $18650 $18600 $21300 $08525 August 22 (NC) (-frac12) (-6) (-frac12)
TUESDAY $18650 $18450 $21075 $08475 August 23 (NC) (-1frac12) (-2frac14) (-frac12)
WEDNESDAY $17800 $17800 $20775 $08475 August 24 (-8frac12) (-6frac12) (-3) (NC)
THURSDAY $17500 $17375 $20775 $08475 August 25 (-3) (-4frac14) (NC) (NC)
FRIDAY $16800 $17400 $20575 $08500 August 26 (-7) (+frac14) (-2) (+frac14)
Weekrsquos AVG $17880 $17925 $20900 $08490 Change (-00770) (-00295) (-01265) (-00020)
Last Weekrsquos $18650 $18220 $22165 $08510AVG
2015 AVG $16100 $16815 23180 $07820 Same Week
MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Declsquo04 13062 13958 18197 21687 19925 17105 14486 15734 15702 15170 16960 15923lsquo05 16269 14929 15317 15413 14774 15065 15035 14249 15639 14470 13756 14224lsquo06 13335 11989 11638 11651 18155 11924 11630 12354 12933 12347 13745 13223lsquo07 13180 13408 13823 14628 17211 20100 19138 19554 19929 18957 20926 20083lsquo08 18257 20023 18234 18826 20976 20350 19673 17398 18762 17963 17099 15132lsquo09 10833 12171 12455 12045 11394 11353 11516 13471 13294 14709 15788 16503lsquo10 14536 14526 12976 14182 14420 13961 15549 16367 17374 17246 14619 13807lsquo11 15140 19064 18125 16036 16858 20995 21150 19725 17561 17231 18716 16170lsquo12 15546 14793 15193 15039 15234 16313 16855 18262 19245 20757 19073 16619lsquo13 16965 16420 16240 18225 18052 17140 17074 17492 17956 18236 18478 19431lsquo14 22227 21945 23554 22439 20155 20237 19870 21820 23499 21932 19513 15938lsquo15 15218 15382 $15549 15890 16308 17052 16659 17111 16605 16674 16175 14616lsquo16 14757 14744 14877 14194 13174 15005 16613
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE BLOCK PRICES
WHEY MARKETS - AUGUST 22 - 26 2016RELEASE DATE - AUGUST 25 2016
Animal Feed WheymdashCentral Milk Replacer 2000(NC) ndash 2550 (NC)
Buttermilk Powder Central amp East 7800 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) West 7800 (-4) ndash 8800 (-1) Mostly 8350 (NC) ndash 8675 (NC)
Casein Rennet $28900(+frac12) ndash $29200 (NC) Acid $29100 (+1) -$29800 (NC)
Dry Whey PowdermdashCentral (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2500 (NC) ndash 4000 (+5) Mostly 2650 (+frac12) ndash 3250 (+1frac12)
Dry WheyndashWest (Edible) Nonhygroscopic 2800 (+2frac12) ndash 3800 (+2frac14) Mostly 2850 (+frac12) ndash 3400 (+2) Dry WheymdashNE 2650 (NC) mdash 3300 (+1frac34)
LactosemdashCentral and West Edible 2300 (NC) ndash 3800 (NC) Mostly 2700 (NC) ndash 3500 (+2) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashCentral amp East LowMedium Heat 8475(+4frac34) ndash 9300 (-2) Mostly 8700(+2) ndash 9200 (+2) High Heat 8800 (NC) -10500 (+3) Nonfat Dry Milk mdashWestern LowMedium Heat 7925(-frac34) ndash 9500 (+3) Mostly 8800 (+1frac12) ndash9200 (+2) High Heat 9100 (+1) ndash 10425(-frac34)
California Weighted Average NFDM Price Total Sales Aug 19 $08440 3380618 Aug 12 $08525 6993875
Whey Protein ConcentratemdashCentral and West Edible 34 Protein 5950 (NC) ndash 8600 (NC) Mostly 6700 (NC) ndash 7650 (+frac12)
Whole MilkmdashNational 12900 (NC) ndash 13500 (-4)
Visit wwwcheesereportercom for dairy and historical cheese butter and whey prices
Cheese Comment Two cars of blocks were sold Monday both on offers at $18650 an uncovered offer of 1 car at $18600 then lowered the price Two cars of blocks were sold Tuesday both on offers the first at $18475 and the last at $18450 which set the price Six cars of blocks were sold Wednesday all on offers the last 2 at $17800 which set the price On Thursday 2 cars of blocks were sold on offers at $17375 which lowered the price Six cars of blocks were sold Friday the last on a bid at $17400 which raised the price The barrel price dropped Wednesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $17800 fell Thursday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $17500 and declined Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $16800
Butter Comment The butter price dropped Monday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $21300 fell Tuesday on an uncovered offer of 1 car at $21075 declined Wednes-day on an offer-based sale of 1 car at $20775 and fell Friday on a bid-based sale of 1 car at $20575
NDM Comment The nonfat dry milk price declined Monday on offer-based sales of 2 cars at 8525 cents fell Tuesday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 8475 cents and rose Friday on an offer-based sale of 1 car at 850 cents
For more information circle 33 on the Reader Response Card on p 18
800-782-8573wwwKelleySupplycom
wwwKSIAutomationnet
See what sets us apart
comcomnetnetnet
From Milk to MarketWe Have the Award-Winning Food Ingredients You Need
AcidsAnti-caking AgentsBlue MoldsColors amp WhitenersCulturesDefoamersFlavorsLipasesMold amp Yeast InhibitorsPeppersJalapeno PeppersPhosphatesRennet amp CoagulantsSpices amp VegetablesStarter Media
Providing Solutions for the Food and Dairy
Industry for over 60 Years
Dairy Exports Will Rise By $300 Million In Fiscal 2017 Imports Will Fall By $100 Million USDAWashingtonmdashThe US Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) in its quarterly ldquoOutlook for US Agricultural Traderdquo report released Thursday increased its fiscal 2017 dairy export forecast while reduc-ing its fiscal 2016 dairy import forecast
For fiscal 2016 which ends Sep-tember 30 2016 USDA reduced its dairy export forecast by $200 million to $45 billion as US cheese nonfat dry milk and whey face strong competition and prices remain low
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 (October of 2015 through June of 2016) US dairy exports were valued at $3403 bil-lion down 218 percent or $948 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015 For all of fiscal 2015 US dairy exports had totaled $5557 billion
USDA is forecasting that fiscal 2017 dairy exports will increase $300 million from fiscal 2016 to $48 billion on moderate recovery in global dairy markets and tighter competitor supplies
On the import side USDA reduced its fiscal 2016 import fore-cast by $100 million to $34 bil-lion During the first nine months of fiscal 2016 US dairy imports were valued at $2571 billion down 34 percent or $91 million from the first nine months of fis-cal 2015 Fiscal 2015 dairy imports had totaled $3491 billion
USDA expects fiscal 2017 dairy imports to decline by $100 mill-lion to $33 billion As world dairy markets improve in 2017 they will reduce the price differential between the US domestic market and international markets which will dampen imports
Cheese imports are projected to total $14 billion in fiscal 2016 unchanged from the May forecast During the first nine months of fis-cal 2016 cheese imports totaled $985 million up $1 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2015
USDA is forecasting that cheese imports in fiscal 2017 will also total $14 billion
Overall fiscal 2017 US agri-cultural exports are projected at $1330 billion up $60 billion from the revised fiscal 2016 forecast of $1270 billion That revised export forecast of $127 billion represents an increase of $25 billion from May