MD_DA540 DA MD DA540 Dry Whey - West MADISON, WI. July 13, 2017 (REPORT 28) DRY WHEY - WEST Prices for dry whey in the West are lower at the top of the range and mostly series. Overall, the market undertone remains weak. Production is active due to higher volumes of cheese being processed. Inventories of dry whey are long. Domestic demand is steady although it will take some time to catch up with supplies. Buyers are taking contracted loads as planned. Demand is slower to develop in Mexico. However, sweet whey powder is receiving some interest from food manufacturers. NASS reports that May 2017 U.S. human dry whey production, 81.6 million pounds, is up 0.9 percent from a year ago, but down 1.5 percent from April 2017. The Western region produced 16.8 million pounds of human dry whey during May, down 9.4 percent from last year, and down 11.9 percent from last month. Month ending stocks for U.S. human dry whey, at 85.4 million pounds, are 1.4 percent lower than one year ago, but up 2.0 percent from April 2017. NONHYGROSCOPIC: .3800 - .4925 MOSTLY: .4000 - .4500 U.S. Dry Whey Exports. H.S. Code 0404104000(FAS) 2017 Exports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago May Total 38.8 + 7 TOTAL, JAN - MAY 181.3 + 23 1 China 83.6 + 128 2 Canada 21.3 + 8 3 Mexico 13.8 - 7 4 Philippines 12.1 + 16 5 Japan 9.4 - 12 1100CT Florence.KoneGonzalez@ams.usda.gov 608.422.8594 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