DA105                                                         
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MD DA105 Whey - Europe                                           

MADISON, WI.  August 31, 2017 (REPORT 35)                        

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  08/21/2017 - 09/01/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

SWEET WHEY POWDER:        

       Sweet whey prices in Western Europe are very slightly lower at 
the bottom of the price range, but unchanged at the top. Markets were 
quiet this week. Most buyers are not in any haste to complete 
transactions. Competition from the U.S. is cited by some 
participants.                                            
     January-June 2017 EU whey powder exports, 293,489 MT, increased 
4.6 percent from the same period one year earlier, according to 
Eucolait. January-June, the range of monthly percentage changes in 
export volumes varies from -1.6 percent in February, to +7.3 percent 
in May. 
     Export volumes and primary destinations are shown in the 
following table:
 
		      EU Whey Powder Exports
		      Main Three Destinations 
		      January-June 2017 
 
Destination     	Quantity(MT)   	Percent of Total  
China           	87,700            	29.9 
Indonesia       	44,066            	15.0 
Malaysia        	28,802             	9.8
 
     In contrast with the increase in 2017 exports, EU whey powder 
imports decreased this year. January-June, EU whey powder imports, 
46,589 MT, decreased 2.8 percent from the same period one year 
earlier, according to Eucolait. January-June, the range of monthly 
percentage changes year to date in cumulative export volumes varies 
from -2.8 percent in June, to -18.5 percent in January. 
 
NONHYGROSCOPIC:                            975 - 1,150           

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