MD_DA126                                                         
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MD DA126 Skim Milk Powder - Oceania                              

MADISON, WI.  April 14, 2016 (REPORT 15) 

AMENDED AFTER SENDING                        

OCEANIA                                                          
INFORMATION GATHERED  04/04/2016 - 04/15/2016                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

SKIM MILK POWDER (SMP):  


Current Oceania skim milk powder prices are steady for lower prices 
to lower for prices at the top of the range. Dairy Australia reports 
Australia SMP production during January, 20,535 MT, was down 13.1% 
from January 2015. For the season through January, 189,845 MT were 
produced, 11.9% above the same period in the prior production season. 
Primary export destinations for New Zealand SMP January-February, 
2016, according to Eucolait, with percentage of total cheese exports, 
were: China 22.3%; Philippines 10.8%; and Vietnam 10.5%.                                                    
                                        
                                                                 
1.25% BUTTERFAT:                         1,675 - 1,775    

 
          
0930c Eric.Graf@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7005
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
Dairy Market News website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy
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