MD_DA560 DA MD DA560 Dry Whey - Northeast MADISON, WI. July 13, 2017 (REPORT 28) DRY WHEY - NORTHEAST Dry whey prices for Eastern markets inched back on the top of the range. Demand for dry whey has picked up a bit, domestically, as current prices have begun to draw more attention from buyers/end users. Dry whey production continues steadily, as Northeast cheesemakers continue to receive fair, albeit lessening, milk intakes. Dry whey inventory levels vary by plant, but there is a consensus that product is accessible. The market tone remains somewhat weak. The NASS Dairy Products report noted U.S. total dry whey production for May 2017 was 82.8 million pounds, up 0.5 percent from a year ago. January-May 2017 U.S. total dry whey production totaled 414.4 million pounds, 2.2 percent above the same time span in 2016. The Atlantic region produced 22.8 million pounds of U.S. human dry whey production in May. This production is 3.7 percent higher than a year ago. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), reports that May 2017 U.S. dry whey exports totaled 38.8 million pounds, a 7 percent increase from a year ago. F.O.B. NORTHEAST: EXTRA GRADE AND GRADE A: .3700 - .5050 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 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 Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home