MD_DA105                                                         
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MD DA105 Whey - Europe                                           

MADISON, WI.  May 25, 2017 (REPORT 21)                           

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  05/15/2017 - 05/26/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

SWEET WHEY POWDER:                                               

	European whey prices moved slightly higher. Internal European 
demand is relatively strong and able to keep inventories, which are 
committed to tight, from growing too much. Dry whey production is steady. 
However, manufacturers are making more whey protein concentrates in lieu 
of drying sweet whey powder.
       Eucolait reports January-March, 2017, EU whey exports increased 
3.6% from the same period one year earlier. Export volumes and 
primary destinations are shown in the following table:

	European Union Whey Powder Exports
		Main Three Destinations
		  January-March 2017

Destination  	Quantity (MT)  % of Total
China			  41,108  		29.1%
Indonesia		  24,179  		17.1%
Malaysia 		  11,565  		 8.2%


NONHYGROSCOPIC:                          1,200 - 1,250           

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