MD_DA710 DA MD DA710 Dry Whole Milk - National MADISON, WI. October 06, 2016 (REPORT 40) DRY WHOLE MILK - NATIONAL National dry whole milk f.o.b. spot prices are mixed on light trading. Some spot sales shifted down the top of the price range. Most sales are based on contractual needs. The market undertone is unsettled across the country. Production is steady to lower as some manufacturers are using the milk butterfat to process other dairy products instead of dry whole milk. Inventories are tight. The September 2016 Dairy Market News monthly average for the National price series for dry whole milk is $1.3498 compared to $1.2455 a year ago. The NASS Dairy Products report noted U.S. dry whole milk production during August 2016 totaled 7.7 million pounds, 13.9 percent higher than a year ago. Total U.S. dry whole milk month-ending stocks for August were 13.7 million pounds, 30.2 percent below last year. F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANT: 1.2900 - 1.4500 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