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MD DA560 Dry Whey - Northeast                                        

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

DRY WHEY - NORTHEAST                                                 

Whey powder production in the East is limited and is utilized to fill current 
contracts.  Whey powder users unable to secure adequate supplies in the East are 
able to find additional spot market loads from the Midwest.  The whey powder 
market remains firm supported by the tight supplies in other dry dairy products.                                                                      
The latest Foreign Agricultural Statistics report shows 323.3 million pounds dry 
whey were exported from the United States during the January - September 2009 
time span, a 3.46% decrease over the same time span of 2008.  Leading world 
regional destinations, amounts shipped, and year to year percentage changes in 
amounts shipped are as follows:  East Asia, 137.2 million pounds (+7.68%); 
Southeast Asia, 87.8 million pounds (-9.28%); and North America, 65.7 million 
pounds (+26.83%).  These three regions comprised 89.8% of the total exports from 
January to September 2009. 
                                                                                                                                         
F.O.B. NORTHEAST:           EXTRA GRADE AND GRADE A:   .3100 - .3625 

11:00 Rick Whipp rick.whipp@ams.usda.gov