MD_DA105                                                         
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MD DA105 Whey - Europe                                           

MADISON, WI.  September 28, 2017 (REPORT 39)                     

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  09/18/2017 - 09/29/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

SWEET WHEY POWDER:  

       European whey prices weakened. Buyer demand has slowed 
domestically within Western Europe. Many users are adequately 
stocked. Domestic buyers are being selective about concluding 
transactions. Export demand is generally stable. 
       January-July EU whey exports, 335,759 MT, increased 1.6 percent 
from the same period one year earlier, according to Eucolait. The 
range of monthly percentage changes in cumulative 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 Exports
                 	 Main Three Destinations 
                 	    January-July 2017 
 
Destination       	Quantity(MT)   Percent of Total  
China                 98,548                29.4
Indonesia             51,696                15.4 
Malaysia              33,809                10.1

       January-July EU whey imports, 53,446 MT, declined -3.6 percent 
from the same period one year earlier, according to Eucolait. The 
range of monthly percentage changes in cumulative import volumes 
varies from -18.5 percent in January, to -2.8 percent in June. Import 
volumes and primary destinations are shown in the following table:
 
  		              EU Whey Imports
                 	Main Three Destinations 
                 	January-July 2017 
 
Destination       	Quantity(MT)   Percent of Total  
Switzerland           44,469                83.2
Norway                4,222                  7.9
Belarus               2,720                  5.1
  
NONHYGROSCOPIC:                            800 - 1,025           



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