MD_DA105 Dry Whey - Western Europe Report 1 - Released on January 03, 2019 European sweet whey powder prices are steady. Pricing is uneven depending on quality and location. Price movements during recent months have been minimal. The end of 2018 is a good time to review pricing relative to the last five years. The 2018 high price is lowest among the five-year high price range. The 2018 low price is higher than three other years in the five-year price series. Current pricing is above the 2018 low point. Information showing the annual low and high price recorded in the Dairy Market News bi- weekly international price series is displayed for each of the last five years. WESTERN EUROPE WHEY POWDER U.S. dollars per metric ton F.O.B. port* Year Price Range 2014 1,025 - 1,550 2015 525 - 1,300 2016 500 - 1,100 2017 675 - 1,250 2018 725 - 1,075 *Dairy Market News bi-weekly price series Prices for: Western Europe, All First Sales, Free on Board - Port, Conventional, and Edible Dry Whey Price Range - Non-Hygroscopic; $/MT: 875 - 1,025 Information for the period December 24, 2018 - January 4, 2019, issued biweekly 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