MD_DA107                                                         
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MD DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe                              

MADISON, WI.  August 31, 2017 (REPORT 35)                        

WESTERN EUROPE                                                   
INFORMATION GATHERED  08/21/2017 - 09/01/2017                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP):                                         
                                                                 
	Whole milk powder prices in Western Europe are steady to higher. 
Within the EU food industry there has been a need to cover quarter 4 
needs, which has led to new contracts and the price strengthening. 
Most current production is driven by contracts.
     This year January-June, EU WMP exports, 205,325 MT, increased 4.1 
percent from the same period one year earlier, according to Eucolait. 
January-June, the range of monthly percentage changes year to date in 
cumulative export volumes varies from +4.1 percent in June, to +19.9 
percent in January. Export volumes and primary destinations are shown 
in the following table:
 
                        EU WMP Exports
                        Main Three Destinations 
                        January-June 2017 
 
Destination          Quantity(MT)   Percent of Total  
Algeria               41,063         20.0 
Oman                  20,901         10.2 
China                 11,355          5.5
 

26% BUTTERFAT:                           3,700 - 4,000           

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