# Strong butter, cheese demand to continue | 2018-02-14  | Food Business News

> Ceres Dairy Risk Management said the dairy market is shifting from protein shortage to butterfat deficiency. Milk output is expanding on strong butter and cheese prices, while nonfat dry milk and whey stocks keep building.

- Date: 2018-02-14 · published 2018-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66486-strong-butter-cheese-demand-to-continue-2018-02-14-food-business-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising whey and skim solids stocks weigh on low-cost dairy protein ingredients used in feed, while firm butterfat demand supports milk prices.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: neutral
- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodbusinessnews.net: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/11346-strong-butter-cheese-demand-to-continue

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