Weekly Market Update for 02/06/26
Valuable insights on the latest market price changes for eggs, butter, cheese, and cream products.
Here is a look at the markets:
Eggs:
The shell egg market appears to have stalled, as Urner Barry was unchanged on Thursday. Demand has picked up in both retail and foodservice. Fortunately there has only been the one reported incident of bird flu. On cage free eggs, we have lowered prices back to their level from last week so we can move out inventory. The new prices have met with resistance. We are talking to Sauder’s (as well as others) to see what we can offer going forward. The price on Sommer Maid 15/2lb liquid eggs (code 40300) has been reduced again! The price is $8.00/case lower than Papetti label! Hard cooked buckets are attractively priced as are all egg products (whole eggs, yolks and whites).
Butter:
Wow! Who expected this market to be so active the last two weeks! Just three weeks ago, the market was in the $1.30’s but then we have seen a spike. Export demand has been very strong, especially on the west coast as they have focused on 82% butter. Retail demand has been higher than expected, with colder temperatures throughout the country keeping people inside. The most recent cold storage report also showed a decline in butter inventories. How much higher will the market go? The next marker to look for is March 1 as any butter sold on the CME at that point will need to be produced after December 1, 2025. The higher butter market is the primary driver in cream cheese pricing, so prices on most brands are higher for next week. The price of Plugra 83% Euro butter remains attractive but check out the added savings on Sommer Gold code 40210 which is $.35/lb less than Plugra! On cups we are continuing to offer Dinner Bell with the hopes of having Sommer Maid back in the mix sometime in March is now what we are being told. Inventories on Cabot bulk butter are now in good shape.
Cheese:
The block cheese market is on pace to finish the week higher. Yesterday’s increase was +.0825 higher than the Monday close. Cheese prices in the U.S. have been very attractive compared to the world market, so with strong export demand it is not surprising to see the market continue to inch upwards. We have good inventories on sliced American under Bongards and Sommer Maid labels. We are keeping inventories lighter on the Unique labels which are price fixed and not a value now compared to the Bongards and Sommer Maid which follow the market. We have realigned our pricing on Land O’Lakes/New Yorker brands after the recent price change announcement. Pricing on feta cheese is lower for next week as well.
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