MD_DA107                                                         
DA                                                               
MD DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe                              

MADISON, WI.  March 30, 2017 (REPORT 13)                         

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  03/20/2017 - 03/31/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP):     

	Whole milk powder prices weakened at each end of the price range.                                    
                                                                 
   	WMP in Europe is considered to have production overcapacity 
relative to expected demand in 2017. A concern is that could lead to 
overproduction and resulting impacts on prices and sales. Current 
demand is quiet.

       WMP production In Europe during January this year was 0.7% lower 
than January last year according to Eurostat. Production has declined 
in Denmark, France, Sweden and Poland. Belgium, Germany and 
Netherlands have kept production closer to levels last year. 

      EU exports of WMP during January 2017 increased 18.1% from 
January one year earlier, according to Eucolait. Export volumes 
and primary destinations are shown in the following table:

Main Three Destinations 
January 2017 

Destination  	Quantity (MT)  % of Total  
Algeria 		6,217  		17.9% 
Oman 		5,973  		17.2% 
China 		2,241  	 	 6.5%

                                                                                                
26% BUTTERFAT:                           2,825 - 3,075        
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