MD_DA560 DA MD DA560 Dry Whey - Northeast MADISON, WI. July 09, 2015 (REPORT 27) DRY WHEY - NORTHEAST EAST: Prices for dry whey are steady to lower. Production is in general steady. Domestic demand is quiet after the holiday weekend. Transactions continue to occur mostly on a contractual basis, with some offering prices at a discount. Stock levels continue to build up in a weak market. The June 2015 Dairy Market News monthly average for the Northeast dry whey was $0.4240 compared to $0.7257 one year ago. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), reports that May 2015 U.S. dry whey exports totaled 44.5 million pounds, an 11% decline from a year ago. DAIRY PRODUCTS: According to NASS, U.S. production of human food dry whey in May 2015 totaled 78.6 million pounds, 3.3% less than a year ago, but 4.9% more than last month. Month ending stocks of human food dry whey totaled 63.3 million pounds, 0.2% less than a year ago and 9.9% less than last month. In the Atlantic region, May 2015 production of human food dry whey totaled 22.8 million pounds, 1.5% more than a year ago. Cumulative U.S. total dry whey production through May 2015 is 396.5 million pounds, 9.8% more than a year ago. F.O.B. NORTHEAST: EXTRA GRADE AND GRADE A: .3500 - .4450 U.S. Dry Whey Exports. H.S. Code 0404104000(FAS) 2015 Exports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago May Total 44.5 - 11 TOTAL, JAN - MAY 183.4 - 22 1 China 54.7 - 27 2 Canada 19.4 + 2 3 Mexico 18.5 - 34 4 Philippines 14.8 + 28 5 Indonesia 12.3 + 37 1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7006 USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da- ghome