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MD DA710 Dry Whole Milk - National                               

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

DRY WHOLE MILK - NATIONAL                                        

Dry whole milk prices are unchanged to lower on a mixed market.  Availability of 
spot loads is rare.  Production is intermittent and based on contract 
fulfillment and milk availability.  According to the latest Foreign Agricultural 
Service report, January - October 2009 imports of dry whole milk in the high 
tier category total about 281,000 pounds, about six times more than during the 
same time span one year ago.  Quota imports of dry whole milk during January - 
October 2009 total about 7.1 million pounds, almost eleven times higher than 
during the same time span of 2008.  October 2009 dry whole milk imports total 
0.4 million pounds, an 87% increase over October 2008.  All of the quota dry 
whole milk imported during the first ten months of 2009 originated in either the 
Netherlands or New Zealand.  Total quota imports through the end of October 
represent about 97% of the 2009 tariff-rate quota available for this commodity.   
                                                                 
F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANT:         1.2800 - 1.6000  

1100CT janet.linder@ams.usda.gov  608.250.3207