MD_DA751 DA MD DA751 Casein - National MADISON, WI. October 15, 2015 (REPORT 41) CASEIN - NATIONAL Prices for rennet and acid casein are unchanged this week. Contacts note little spot sales. Discussions for Q1 contracts are underway with sellers looking for higher prices and buyers wanting lower prices. Some contacts suggest upward ticks in pricing, following the nonfat dry milk market. The milk declines abroad are slowing casein production. SPOT SALES AND UP TO 3 MONTH CONTRACTS. PRICES ARE F.O.B., U.S. WAREHOUSE FOR EDIBLE NONRESTRICTED AND VARY ACCORDING TO MESH SIZE AND QUALITY. RENNET: 2.6500 - 3.3500 ACID: 2.7000 - 3.5000 2015 U.S. Casein Imports (USDA-FAS) (Million Lb.) % Change From 1 Year Ago August 16.1 + 8 Total Jan. - August 110.9 - 11 1 New Zealand 57.5 + 26 2 Ireland 14.8 + 58 3 Netherlands 12.5 - 60 4 Argentina 5.8 + 43 5 Poland 3.7 - 28 1100CT Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7007 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