This report contains information on prices in the international dairy market for a variety of products. Data is given in terms of USDs per metric ton and organized by port region.
Federal statute (7 USC 1637b) requires USDA to collect and release dairy product sales information for butter, cheddar cheese, dry whey, and nonfat dry milk, no later than 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday of each week (unless affected by a Federal Holiday). The regulations for the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program (DPMRP) can be found in 7 CFR 1170. The data in the National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR) are also used in the price calculations for the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (7 CFR 1...
The Weekly Cold Storage Holdings report provides cold storage holdings of butter and cheese from selected storage centers throughout the United States, including government held stocks. It also provides the percentage change in holdings from the first of the month.