MD_DA530                                                         
DA                                                               
MD DA530 Dry Whey - Central                                      

MADISON, WI.  May 11, 2017 (REPORT 19)                           

DRY WHEY - CENTRAL                                               
                                      
Central dry whey prices decreased on the bottom of the range and saw a 
slight decrease on the top of the mostly price series. The Central dry whey 
spot market was steady, following a busy week. Some end users report that 
spot market offers are increasing, but contractual intakes are preventing 
them from taking advantage of favorable spot prices. Dry whey production is 
in line with ongoing cheese production and surplus milk supplies. 
Cheesemakers report that dry whey export interests are trending downward. 
Dry whey inventory reports vary. Animal feed whey prices remained steady. 
Animal feed whey spot trades were quiet, but some sellers report moving some 
less-than-load (LTL) shipments near the top of the current price range. 
Animal feed whey inventories are adequate. The NASS Dairy Products report 
noted U.S. total human dry whey production for March 2017 was 86.5 million 
pounds, up 6.7 percent from a year ago. January through March 2017 U.S. 
total dry whey production totaled 248.3 million pounds, 3.0 percent above 
the same time span in 2016. The Central region produced 40.5 million pounds 
of U.S. human dry whey production in March, 3.4 percent higher than a year 
ago.

F.O.B. CENTRAL:    .3700 - .5950   MOSTLY:    .4700 - .5250      
F.O.B. CENTRAL: ANIMAL FEED MILK REPLACER:    .3375 - .4400            
                                                                 
1100CT Israel.weber@ams.usda.gov (608)422-8601
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