MD_DA107                                                         
DA                                                               
MD DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe                              

MADISON, WI.  July 06, 2017 (REPORT 27)                          

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  06/26/2017 - 07/07/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP):    

      The whole milk powder price range in Western Europe 
widened, with weaker prices at the bottom of the price range and 
higher at the top. Prices remain above pieces in Oceania. 
Markets have been relatively quiet this report period. 
Expectations are that demand for WMP by the European domestic 
food industry later this year remain unfilled. Most current 
production is intended for domestic customers. The preference 
for WMP plants with capacity to also manufacture butter and or 
cheese, is to do so, due to the better returns.
      The Dairy Market News international monthly average price 
in dollars/metric ton for European WMP prices in June, 2017, 
$3,458, compares with $2,323 one year earlier. 
                                    
                                                                 
26% BUTTERFAT:                           3,325 - 3,650           


0930c eric.graf@ams.usda.gov 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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