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MD DA105 Whey - Europe                                           

MADISON, WI.  February 16, 2017 (REPORT 7)                       

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  02/06/2017 - 02/17/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

SWEET WHEY POWDER:  

Prices for sweet whey powder in Europe strengthened on a U.S. 
dollar and a Euro basis. Whey prices in Western Europe are at 
the highest level of 2017 and 2016. Further near term price 
strength is anticipated by many buyers and sellers. This is 
leading some buyers to accelerate efforts to secure contracts, 
which itself adds price strength. The renewed interest in whey 
is a quick turnaround from more apathetic buyer interest in 
recent weeks. The Dairy Market News International Monthly 
Summary and Averages for Western European whey in January, 2017, 
was $979, up from $620 one year earlier.                                          
                                                                                                             
NONHYGROSCOPIC:                          1,050 - 1,125           


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USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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