MD_DA530 DA MD DA530 Dry Whey - Central MADISON, WI. March 31, 2016 (REPORT 13) DRY WHEY - CENTRAL The Central dry whey market undertone is weakening, but a few spot loads garnered higher prices affecting the top of the range series. The mostly series is unchanged to fractionally lower. Inventories are mixed as some plant managers indicate they only have dry whey loads for fulfilling contract needs. At other locations, inventories are building. With steady to higher milk production in the region, manufacturers are sending increasing milk volumes into Class III production. This is also offering a diversion from sending milk intakes into butter/powder for those operations with both Class III and IV production facilities. Dry whey interest is steady for contract loads. Those loads are shipping on time, especially into ice cream/frozen dessert end uses. Increased sales into those end uses are expected in April. Additional interest from the Far East is resulting in more Central dry whey loads clearing to export markets, however, sellers indicate those export sales generally require pricing discounts. Animal feed dry whey prices are steady to higher. Feed blenders indicate sales into beef and dairy replacement accounts are increasing as herd freshening advances seasonally. However, interest from veal accounts is moderate to lower as recent higher calf prices and lower contract prices have some veal calf barn owners delaying refilling barns. F.O.B. CENTRAL: .1800 - .2925 MOSTLY: .2200 - .2625 F.O.B. CENTRAL: ANIMAL FEED MILK REPLACER: .1250 - .2325 1100CT Janet.Linder@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7003 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