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MD DA902 Organic Dairy Fluid Overview                                               

MADISON, WI.  June 14, 2013 (REPORT 24)                                                

ORGANIC DAIRY FLUID OVERVIEW
       News.  The breakdown of a homogenizer in a Texas milk plant this 
week caused a national organic brand of milk to transport volumes of 
organic milk elsewhere for processing.  A Maine organic dairy 
cooperative continues to supply all of the organic cream it has 
available to organic ice cream manufacturers in New York City, with 
demand exceeding supply.  Some of the cream is sold into manufacturing 
pasteurized and some unpasteurized.
       Milk Product Sales. AMS reports Total Organic Milk Products sales 
for April 2013, 191 million pounds, were up 13.5% from April 2012.  
       Organic Whole Milk sales for April 2013, 50 million pounds, were 
up 18.5% compared with April 2012 and up 8.4% year-to-date compared 
with last year. 
       Organic Reduced Fat Milk sales for April, 57 million pounds, were 
26.9% above sales one year earlier and 7.0% above year-to-date sales 
last year.   
ESTIMATED TOTAL U.S. SALES OF FLUID MILK PRODUCTS,
       APRIL 2013, WITH COMPARISONS 1/
Product Name 			Sales 			Change from: 2/
       April		Y-T-D		Prev Yr. 	Y-T-D
           Mil. Lbs. 			Percent
Whole Milk 				1,080 	4,372 	 0.6 		-1.6
Flavored Whole Milk 		47 		182 		 17.1  	12.0
Reduced Fat Milk (2%) 		1,432 	5,854 	 0.2		-1.2
Low Fat Milk (1%) 		603 		2,395		 1.6 		-2.7
Fat-Free Milk (Skim) 		567 		2,297		 -5.8		-8.4
Flavored Fat-Reduced Milk 	378 		1,424   	 8.7  	-1.4
Buttermilk 				39 		160 		 4.5		3.0
Tot. Conv. Milk Products 5/ 	4,146		16,684	 0.6		-2.4

Organic Whole Milk 		50 		194 		 18.5		8.4
Organic Reduced Fat Milk 	57 		207 		 26.9	 	7.0
Organic Low Fat Milk 		36 		143 		 0.0		-7.7 
Organic Fat-Free Milk (Skim) 	36 		143 		 5.3 		-3.7
Organic Flavored Milk 		10		41 		 9.3		-2.3
Organic Fat-Reduced Milk 3/ 	141 		536   	 11.8	 	-1.2
Tot. Organic Milk Products 	191 		730	 	 13.5	 	1.2

Tot. Fluid Milk Prod. 4/ 	4,337 	17,414	 1.1 		-2.3
Tot Fluid Milk Prod Adj 4/5/	* 		* 	 	 *		*

*Total Fluid Milk Products Adjusted for Calendar Composition will not 
be published until release of "An Overview of Calendar Composition of 
Fluid Milk Sales." 1/ These figures are representative of the 
consumption of fluid milk products in Federal milk order marketing 
areas and California, which accounts for approximately 92 percent of 
total fluid milk sales in the United States.  An estimate of total U.S. 
fluid milk sales is derived by interpolating the remaining 8 percent of 
sales from the Federal milk order and California data.  2/ Percent 
changes, as well as sales volumes, unless otherwise noted, are shown on 
an unadjusted basis; 3/ Total of organic reduced fat, lowfat, skim, 
flavored, and miscellaneous milk products combined.  4/ Total fluid 
milk products include the products listed price plus miscellaneous 
products and eggnog. 5/ Sales volumes and percent changes have been 
adjusted for calendar composition; see 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3023272  

       ORGANIC GRAIN AND FEEDSTUFF MARKETS:  Organic grain and feedstuff 
prices were mostly steady to weak.  Offerings on corn continued to be 
moderate to heavy and supplies of old crop soybean remain moderate to 
light.  Old crop wheat trades have become scarce as we approach the new 
crop harvest period.  Market activity this period was slow as farmers 
work diligently to get field work and planting complete.  However, wet 
weather across many sections of the Upper Midwest has delayed planting 
and raised concern among the trade.  Wheat conditions in the Northwest 
appear to be in good shape, while the Southern areas are concerned 
about potential yield losses due to hot, dry weather conditions.  
Contracting has been slow as millers take a wait to see approach.  Hay: 
California, North Inter-Mountain Alfalfa, Large Squares, Good quality 
270.00. NOTE: Organic Millet trade at 43.00.
       Additional livestock and grain market news information is 
available at: 
      http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsbnof.pdf
      
1100C eric.graf@ams.usda.gov