MD_DA107 Whole Milk Powder - Europe Report 5 - Released on January 31, 2019 Whole milk powder prices in Western Europe are higher. The market has a firm undertone. Most sales are going to the internal EU market. Export sales are slow and are expected to stay that way with Oceania WMP prices being more attractive to buyers. Another factor in play is that lower WMP production in Europe, reflecting the state of milk production, leaves less WMP available to export after internal markets are taken care of. Manufacturers are expected to continue a focus on supplying Europe in coming months. Prices for: Europe, All First Sales, Free on Board - Port, Conventional, and Edible Whole Milk Powder Price Range - 26% Butterfat; $/MT: 3,175 - 3,375 Information for the period January 21 - February 1, 2019, issued biweekly Secondary Sourced Information: EU WMP production through November 2018 was 5.1 percent lower than 2017 according to Eurostat. November 2018 production was 18.9 percent lower than November 2017. The table below shows data for some top milk producing EU countries. WMP PRODUCTION PERCENTAGE CHANGE JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2018/2017 YTD AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE NOVEMBER 2018/2017 COUNTRY YTD NOVEMBER Netherlands -11.9 -28.9 Germany +7.3 -8.6 France -19.0 -17.1 EU WMP exports January-November 2018, 316,285 MT, decreased 14 percent from the same period of 2017 according to Eurostat. EU WMP EXPORTS ± TOP 3 DESTINATIONS Metric Tons January-November 2018 Percent change 2018/2017 DESTINATION MT PERCENT CHANGE Oman 47,472 +25 Algeria 25,523 -59 China 20,746 -7 Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI Eric Graf, 608.422.8590 Email: eric.graf@ams.usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN Database Portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home