MD_DA105 Dry Whey - Western Europe Report 17 - Released on April 25, 2019 Western European whey prices are steady. Current pricing tends to be highest in Germany but lower in Netherlands. Most buyers are accepting current pricing and not taking a wait and see approach. Some early signs of buyer price sensitivity and pacing of purchases are said to be appearing. This seems to reflect the potential that higher whey pricing could be undermined if whey exports slow noticeably. Whey exports from the EU are believed to have slowed to South East Asia. Concern is increasing that future whey exports may be adversely affected by fallout from pig culling in China following the outbreak of African swine flu. Historically China has been a significant customer for Western European whey. Prices for: Western Europe, All First Sales, Free on Board - Port, Conventional, and Edible Dry Whey Price Range - Non-Hygroscopic; $/MT: 850 - 1,125 Information for the period April 15 - 26, 2019, issued biweekly Secondary Sourced Information: EU whey exports January-February 2019, 113,000 MT, decreased 1.8 percent from January- February 2018 according to CLAL data provided to USDA. EU WHEY EXPORTS ± TOP 3 DESTINATIONS Percent change January-February 2019/2018 DESTINATION MT PERCENT CHANGE China 31,471 +7 Indonesia 13,102 -24 South Korea 10,383 +22 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 (MyMarketNews): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/