MD_DA107                                                         
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MD DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe                              

MADISON, WI.  March 31, 2016 (REPORT 13)                         

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  03/21/2016 - 04/01/2016                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP):                                         

Whole milk powder markets were quiet and prices are unchanged. The 
current pricing range is $875-$800 MT below the price range one year 
ago, $2,800-$3,000 MT. Even only considering 2016, the current WMP 
price range is $225-$50 MT lower than the first week of January.  
According to CLAL, the volume of the top WMP importer during January 
2016, China, was 120,561 MT, up 52% from January 2015. However, the 
percentage of that WMP which originated in the EU was 0% in January 
2015, and 1% in January 2016. EU WMP production in January 2016 
compared with January 2015 was +10.0%. Among top EU WMP producing 
nations, the January 2016 share of total EU WMP production compared 
with the share in January 2015 was: France +37.0%; and Netherlands 
+18.8%. The EU ranked second in global WMP exports during January 
2016, exporting 33,372 MT, up 9% from January 2015. 
                                                              
26% BUTTERFAT:                           1,925 - 2,200   




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