MD_DA106 Skim Milk Powder - Europe Report 25 - Released on June 24, 2021 The skim milk powder price range in Western Europe followed the trend lower of many other dairy commodities. Buyers tend to expect prices to weaken further in coming months. France had the highest price, followed by Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. Even with some price weakness many participants view current conditions as calm. What that means is that existing contracts are being filled in a timely way. Buyers are reported to be taking deliveries as they are available. Current buying inquiries are slow. Most Q3 2021 contracting for EU customers is completed. That leaves most buying inquiries coming from export customers. Recently shipping container problems seem to have increased. That adds a factor to closing export deals. Prices for: Europe, All First Sales, Free on Board - Port, Conventional, and Edible Skim Milk Powder Price Range - 1.25% Butterfat; $/MT: 3,000 - 3,275 Information for the period June 14 - 25, 2021, issued biweekly Secondary Sourced Information: EU SMP production January – April 2021, 505,640 MT, decreased 4.8 percent from January – April 2021 according to Eurostat data reported by Eucolait. April 2021 SMP production increased 9.0 percent from April 2020. Among some of the leading Western European SMP producing countries the SMP production percentage change for January – April 2021 compared with January – April 2020, and the April 2021 YOY percentage change are Germany, -5.4 percent, -17.9 percent; France, -6.1 percent, -3.0 percent; Netherlands +11.4 percent, +37.1 percent; and Ireland +7.3 percent, -19.9 percent. SMP exports from the EU27 January – April 2021, 275,429 MT, decreased 1.7 percent from January – April 2020 according to Trade Data Monitor and Eucolait. Main destinations January – April 2021, quantity, and percent of the total are China, 37,875 MT, 13.8 percent; Algeria, 31,737 MT, 11.5 percent; and Indonesia, 26,413 MT, 9.6 percent. SMP exports from the United Kingdom January – April 2021, 10,016 MT, decreased 54 percent from January – April 2020 according to Trade Data Monitor and Eucolait. Main destinations January – April 2021, quantity, and percent of the total are the EU27, 5,914 MT, 59 percent; Pakistan, 1,208 MT, 12.1 percent; and Egypt, 866 MT, 8.7 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