MD_DA106 Skim Milk Powder - Europe Report 15 - Released on April 15, 2021 Western European skim milk powder prices firmed at each end of the price range. The price range is at the highest level since 2020 began. Early signs of increased SMP sales are being commented on. Some buyers have slowed current purchasing due to high freight costs related to shipping container and shipping capacity factors. Soon some purchases will be needed regardless of those factors as some buyers reach the end of stocks on hand. Attempting to source from Oceania is more costly than Western Europe and the U.S. is not an easy option for some buyers either. Moreover, most second quarter Western European SMP production is already sold. All of this is keeping pressure on Western European prices. Prices for: Europe, All First Sales, Free on Board - Port, Conventional, and Edible Skim Milk Powder Price Range - 1.25% Butterfat; $/MT: 3,025 - 3,100 Information for the period April 5 - 16, 2021, issued biweekly Secondary Sourced Information: EU exports of SMP during January 2021, 59,551 MT, increased 1 percent from January 2020 according to Eurostat. The top three export destinations, volumes and percent change January 2020 to January 2021 are China, 7,552 MT, -2 percent; Egypt, 4,232 MT, -32 percent; and Nigeria, 1,488 MT, -70 percent. Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI Eric Graf, 608.422.8590 Email: Eric.Graf@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov