MD_DA560 DA MD DA560 Dry Whey - Northeast MADISON, WI. November 10, 2016 (REPORT 45) **UPDATED DRY WHEY - NORTHEAST Northeast whey prices are steady to firm, adjusting marginally lower at the bottom of the range. The market appears mostly in balance, but spot loads continue to be in tight supply as most production gears to contracted needs. Some buyers see dry whey incrementally advancing for the near term. The dry whey market undertone is steady. The October 2016 Dairy Market News monthly average for Northeast dry whey was $0.3554 compared to $0.2357 the previous year. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), reports September 2016 U.S. dry whey exports totaled 33.5 million pounds, a 36% increase from a year ago. **DAIRY PRODUCTS: According to NASS, September 2016 U.S. dry whey production totaled 74.5 million pounds, 6.0% less than a year ago and 2.5% less than the previous month. The Atlantic region's production of human food dry whey in September 2016 totaled 20.9 million pounds, 2.8% less than a year ago, but 6.4% more than last month. F.O.B. NORTHEAST: EXTRA GRADE AND GRADE A: .3350 - .4200 U.S. Dry Whey Exports. H.S. Code 0404104000(FAS) 2016 Exports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago September Total 33.5 + 36 TOTAL, JAN - SEP 299.6 - 5 1 China 100.2 + 17 2 Canada 33.2 - 1 3 Mexico 28.0 - 24 4 Vietnam 23.1 + 67 5 Philippines 20.0 - 24 1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov (608) 557-7006 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