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MD DA540 Dry Whey - West                                         

MADISON, WI.  September 10, 2015 (REPORT 36)                     

DRY WHEY - WEST                                                  

West whey prices are mostly lower for the week. F.O.B. spot market activity 
was stable. Production has remained steady and comparable to cheese 
production. Some manufacturers continue to choose to dry whey as opposed to 
whey protein concentrates. Inventories of dry whey are heavy, but even. The 
DMN monthly average of the mostly price series for West Dry Whey during 
August was $0.2864 compared to $0.3936 one month ago and $0.6676 a year ago. 
NASS reports that July 2015 U.S. human whey production, 79.7 million pounds, 
is up 9.6% from a year ago but down 4.9% from June. The Western region 
produced 18.4 million pounds of U.S. edible dry whey during July. Western 
edible dry whey production this July is up 13.4% from last year but down 8.8% 
from June this year. Month ending stocks for U.S. human whey, at 73.3 million 
pounds are 16.2% higher than one year ago.

NONHYGROSCOPIC:    .1850 - .3000   MOSTLY:    .1900 - .2500      

U.S. Dry Whey Exports. H.S. Code 0404104000(FAS)
                 2015 Exports      % Change From 
                 (Million Lb.)       1 Year Ago

July Total             36.5           - 8

TOTAL, JAN - JULY     258.5           - 18

 1 China               77.4           - 24
 2 Mexico              27.6           - 32
 3 Canada              26.8           + 5
 4 Philippines         21.4           + 44
 5 Malaysia            16.5           - 5


1100CT Mike.Bandli@ams.usda.gov  608.557.7010
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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