MD_DA105                                                         
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MD DA105 Whey - Europe                                           

MADISON, WI.  July 20, 2017 (REPORT 29)                          

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  07/10/2017 - 07/21/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

SWEET WHEY POWDER:  

       European whey prices weakened, moving down to the range of 
pricing early in 2017. Stocks of whey are slightly ahead of what 
buyers are seeking at this time, weighing on prices.                                            
January-May 2017 EU whey powder exports, 243,756 MT, increased 6.8 
percent from the same period one year earlier, according to Eucolait. 
January-May, the range of percentage changes year to date in 
cumulative export volumes is from -2.0 percent in February, to +6.8 
percent in May. 
       Export volumes and primary destinations are shown in the 
following table:

  		      EU Whey Powder Exports
		      Main Three Destinations 
		      January-May 2017 
 
Destination     Quantity(MT)   Percent of Total  
China           72,743            29.8 
Indonesia       37,489            15.4 
Malaysia        22,183             9.1

       In contrast with the increase in 2017 exports, EU whey powder 
imports decreased this year. January-May, EU whey powder imports, 
37,257 MT, decreased 8.2 percent from the same period one year 
earlier, according to Eucolait. January-May, the range of percentage 
changes year to date in cumulative export volumes is from -8.2 
percent in May, to -18.5 percent in January. 
       Import volumes and primary origins are shown in the following 
table:

  		  EU Whey Powder Imports
		  Main Three Origins 
		  January-May 2017 
 
Origin          Quantity(MT)   Percent of Total  
Switzerland     31,302         84.0 
Norway           3,184          8.6 
Belarus          1,420          3.8

NONHYGROSCOPIC:                            975 - 1,100           

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