Weekly Market Update for 03/13/26
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 continues to climb, advancing another $.59/dozen on large eggs since last Thursday! With tightened supplies, buyers are starting to take positions early than normal for Easter. Mediums are tight, but the spread between large is growing. Expect mediums to climb! On the processed side, prices of liquid and hard cooked eggs are still holding for at least another week.
Butter:
The market has turned around very quickly, returning to similar levels from two weeks ago. That is somewhat surprising given recent data showing much lighter inventories than a year ago. Butter production was 231 million pounds for January, which is 6% above January 2025 and 11.5% above December 2025. Futures are lower, showing $1.90’s for April and May.
Cheese:
The block cheese market will finish lower after three straight weeks of up markets. Milk production is generally strong nationwide. Year over year data shows an increase of 3.4% over January 2025. Milk fat remains seasonally strong. We have more than sufficient inventories on sliced American under Bongards and Sommer Maid labels. The Land O’Lakes/New Yorker retail brands are attractively priced. This is a good time to take a position before Easter. Cream cheese prices are up again. The best value on bulk cream cheese is on the High Desert label (14350), but we have attractive prices on Alouette label as well. There is a promo on Finlandia imported Swiss at $.25/lb off through the month of March.
Fluid Dairy:
Look for higher prices in April on heavy cream, half & half, sour cream and cottage cheese, driven by a strong butter market. The next two weeks will be a great opportunity to buy in before the increase. We are now stocking Brighton Farms heavy cream and creamers for Unipro members! Please contact your sales associate for details!
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