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MD DA540 Dry Whey - West                                         

MADISON, WI.  November 19, 2009 (REPORT 46)                      

DRY WHEY - WEST  

Prices for Western whey powder continue to move higher, especially at 
the top of the range.  Buyers continue to look for additional loads of 
powder with only limited success.  Export sales of powder continue.  
Most cheese plants are not getting as much milk as they anticipated.  
This continues to be a very firm market.  

According to FAS, exports of whey for the first nine months of the year 
total 323.3 million pounds, down 3.5% from the same period in 2008.  
This amounts to 40% of the total dry whey production for the period.  
The top five export destinations, the volumes shipped and the change 
from last year are as follows:  China 73.0 million pounds, +25%; Japan 
35.9 million pounds, +1%; Canada 34.6 million pounds, -16%; Mexico 31.1 
million pounds, +191%; and Malaysia 22.6 million pounds, -3%.  These 
five countries account for 61% of the exports for the period.            
                                    
                                                                 
NONHYGROSCOPIC:    .3475 - .4200   MOSTLY:    .3550 - .3800      

Donaldo.nelson@ams.usda.gov 608.250.3206