MD_DA127 DA MD DA127 Whole Milk Powder - Oceania MADISON, WI. June 11, 2015 (REPORT 23) OCEANIA INFORMATION GATHERED 06/01/2015 - 06/12/2015 U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT WHOLE MILK POWDER (WMP): Whole milk powder prices moved lower on both ends of the range. Supplies available for export are predominately via New Zealand. Demand from China has been sluggish and below expectations, but some Southeast Asian countries been fairly active buyers. Singapore has been especially active with purchases of WMP for blending and re- exporting purposes. The market continues to have a weak undertone. At the June 2 GDT event 141, the WMP pricing index, across all contracting periods, averaged $2,309 per MT, down 3.1% compared to the prior event. For contract periods 1 and 2, July and August, NZ regular WMP averaged $2,180 and $2,225 per MT. 26% BUTTERFAT: 2,175 - 2,400 0930C rick.whipp@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7004 USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da- home