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MD DA530 Dry Whey - Central                                      

MADISON, WI.  October 15, 2015 (REPORT 41)                       

DRY WHEY - CENTRAL                                               
                                                                 
Central dry whey prices are unchanged to higher in the range and higher on 
both ends of the mostly price series. Buyers continue to fill needs for 
the remainder of 2015 via contract and spot acquisitions, and they are 
also showing more willingness to commit to 2016 volumes. At this time, 
though, some manufacturers are slow to offer contracts for next year, 
especially as the dry whey market tone strengthens. Dry whey production is 
steady to lower as manufacturing milk supplies in the region decline 
seasonally. Cheese manufacturers indicate that while they have slots 
available in their schedules to run additional cheese vats, light 
availability of spot milk loads is curtailing additional cheese/dry whey 
production in the near term. Looking ahead, several manufacturers are 
making arrangements for delivery of additional milk loads during the 
November holiday week. Animal feed dry whey prices are unchanged. Interest 
is light and a few producers indicate their usual buyers have found good 
deals on edible dry whey to take the place of animal feed whey. Blended 
animal feed production is active, and some producers are boosting their 
monthly purchases of edible/animal feed dry whey to fill upcoming requests 
for all-dairy feed blends. 


F.O.B. CENTRAL:    .1700 - .2850   MOSTLY:    .2000 - .2400      
F.O.B. CENTRAL: ANIMAL FEED MILK REPLACER:    .1000 - .1900      

1100CT Janet.Linder@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7003
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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