MD_DA710 DA MD DA710 Dry Whole Milk - National MADISON, WI. August 11, 2016 (REPORT 32) DRY WHOLE MILK - NATIONAL F.O.B. national spot prices for dry whole milk are unchanged on light trading. Demands from the bakery and confectionary sectors are fair to good. According to some industry participants, the market undertone is mixed throughout the country. Some processors are trying to compete with the lower international prices. Dry whole milk production is irregular, mostly based on contractual needs. Inventories vary from plant to plant. The NASS Dairy Products report noted U.S. dry whole milk production during June 2016 totaled 6.2 million pounds, 7.7 percent lower than a year ago. Total U.S. dry whole milk month-ending stocks for June were 15.6 million pounds, 37.8 percent below last year. This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for 88,185 pounds of dry whole milk. So far this year, the program has accepted assistance requests for 22.948 million pounds of dry whole milk. F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANT: 1.2900 - 1.3900 1100CT Angel.Teran@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7011 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