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MD DA530 Dry Whey - Central                                      

MADISON, WI.  October 22, 2015 (REPORT 42)                       

DRY WHEY - CENTRAL                                               
                                                                 
Central dry whey prices are steady to lower. Contract demand is steady 
for dry whey, but spot sales are lower. Customers are taking 
contracted loads. Negotiations for 2016 are underway, but this remains 
a slow process due to pricing levels. Dry whey production is firm. 
Cheese production continues to remain strong, although it has declined 
slightly with the seasonal declines in the milk supply. Animal feed 
dry whey prices are unchanged. With the narrow gap in pricing between 
edible and feed grade whey, buyers are tending to choose food grade. 
Demand for animal feed blends is strong. Some manufacturers have added 
extra shifts to be able to fill orders and they have increased 
purchases. 

                                                                 
F.O.B. CENTRAL:    .1700 - .2800   MOSTLY:    .1800 - .2200      
F.O.B. CENTRAL: ANIMAL FEED MILK REPLACER:    .1000 - .1900

Dairy Market News Reporting Changes Proposal
Dairy Market News (DMN) is proposing updating the Dairy Market News 
Working Guidelines. This proposal is the result of an industry comment 
period. The updates would allow DMN market reports to additionally 
include information and sales prices reported by individuals and firms 
functioning as marketing agents selling on the behalf of dairy product 
manufacturers. The Working Guidelines updates are intended to capture 
more information on pricing and market conditions and reflect the 
evolution of the marketing of dairy products. Currently, market 
pricing information is collected for first sale, f.o.b. producers' 
plants or warehouses. The changes would be effective starting with 
Report 1, January 2016.

Comment by October 30, 2015 to: DMN@ams.usda.gov  
Link to current DMN working guidelines: 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/individual-dairy-market-news-
commodity-reports

1100CT Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7007
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
Dairy Market News website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy
Dairy Market News database portal: 
http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home