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MD DA530 Dry Whey - Central                                      

MADISON, WI.  October 12, 2017 (REPORT 41)                       

DRY WHEY - CENTRAL                                               

Central whey spot prices decreased on the top of the range and top of the 
mostly price series, following a fairly quiet trading week. Dry whey 
production is slowing, as Midwestern cheesemakers are taking in fewer spot 
milk loads. Even so, dry whey is readily available and offers are being 
reported across the range, but primarily on the lower end. The dry whey 
market tone is weak. Feed whey spot market prices declined on the top of the 
range. Feed whey spot activity was moderate. Feed whey inventories mirror 
those of edible whey and are available. The NASS Dairy Products report noted 
U.S. total dry whey (Human) production for August 2017 was 94.7 million 
pounds, up 27 percent from a year ago. January-August 2017 U.S. total dry 
whey production totaled 698.9 million pounds, 8.5 percent above the same 
time span in 2016. The Central region produced 42.5 million pounds of U.S. 
human dry whey production in August, 16.8 percent higher than a year ago.

F.O.B. CENTRAL:    .2800 - .4100   MOSTLY:    .3200 - .3900      
F.O.B. CENTRAL: ANIMAL FEED MILK REPLACER:    .1800 - .3500      

            
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
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