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Butter (US PPI Proxy)

Butter price index (BLS PPI: Butter) used as a live proxy for dairy-fat input costs. CME butter spot has no free public API; this PPI tracks the same directional movement.

ProteinLIVE
Price & Forecast
FRED / BLS PPI (butter proxy) · Index· as of Jun 2026
$118.98+1.6%
HistoricalForecastConfidence band
What drives this price
  • US cream availability & churning margins
  • Seasonal milk-fat production
  • Export demand (Mexico, Canada)
  • Cold-storage stocks

Related analysis

Protein LIVE · FRED Market Data·Jun 1
Butter (Proxy) firmed — +1.6% to 119.0

Butter (US PPI Proxy) firmed to 119.0 (+1.6% month-over-month), raising input costs for Baladna. Source: BLS PPI: Butter (index proxy).

ImpactsBaladna
ProteinHassad Food Intelligence·Jul 12

Butter rallies as cream supply tightens

CME butter gained 2.4% on seasonal cream scarcity — feeding into Baladna's cheese and dairy-fat input costs.

ImpactsBaladna
Key stats
SourceFRED / BLS PPI (butter proxy)
UnitIndex
CategoryProtein · Dairy
2Y change+7.4%
52-week range108 – 122
3M forecast · Momentum-drift + Sentiment-1.6%
Data source
ProviderFRED (St. Louis Fed)
SeriesBLS PPI: Butter (index proxy)
FrequencyMonthly (BLS PPI, 1982=100)
Last dataJun 2026
PublishedAug 2026
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FetchedAug 11, 06:50 PM
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What this prices
Portfolio companies & products this benchmark drives.
Baladna

Dairy · Qatar

Fresh MilkCheeseUHT / Long-Life Milk (Awafi)
Methodology

BLS Producer Price Index for Butter (series WPU0232, 1982=100), sourced via FRED. Live monthly proxy for butter / dairy-fat value.