MD_DA107                                                         
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MD DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe                              

MADISON, WI.  February 05, 2015 (REPORT 5)                       

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  01/26/2015 - 02/06/2015                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP):  The whole milk powder market has firmed as 
other global WMP markets strengthened.  New domestic contracts have been 
completed and export interest has improved.  The firmer butter and skim 
milk powder markets have also contributed to the firm market undertone 
for WMP.  European WMP remains above New Zealand price levels, but are 
close enough to draw interest from those countries relatively close to 
Europe to overlook the price differential in lieu of timely delivery.  
GTIS reported EU-28 whole milk powder exports for January-November 2014 
up 4% compared to last year.  November exports decreased compared to 
October.  Top destinations for EU whole milk powder in November were Oman 
and Nigeria.  Export volumes to Belarus increase compared to the previous 
month to 934 MT.  According to Eurostat, European WMP production 
increased in the January-November 2014 period.  Selected countries WMP 
production increases were: France, +33.3%; Germany, +4.8%; Belgium, 
+28.5% and the Netherlands, +10.9%.

26% BUTTERFAT:                           2,625 - 2,950           

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