MD_DA107                                                         
DA                                                               
MD DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe                              

MADISON, WI.  April 27, 2017 (REPORT 17)                         

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  04/17/2017 - 04/28/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP):                                         
                                                                 
       Whole milk powder prices in Europe slightly firmed. Demand is 
stable with most buying interest in the last two weeks for the 
internal EU market. Nevertheless, export activity in early 2017 has 
picked up. European WMP retains a slight price advantage to prices in 
Oceania. Some buyers who are more flexible and less committed to 
specific sources, often in Africa and the Middle East, have been more 
active recent importers.
       Western European WMP exports January-February this year were 
10.9% higher than last year according to Eucolait. Export volumes and 
primary destinations are shown in the following table:
 
		          Main Destinations 
		        January-February 2017 
 
Destination  	Quantity (MT)  % of Total  
Algeria 		12,327  		18.9% 
Oman 			 8,798  		13.5% 
China 		 3,747  	 	 5.8%

26% BUTTERFAT:                           2,900 - 3,050           


 

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