MD_DA530 Dry Whey - Central U.S. Report 42 - Released on October 17, 2019 Dry whey prices decreased on the price range and the top of the mostly slid in the Central region. Dry whey trading markets were steady. Buyers are a little more active as prices are, in their viewpoint, more favorable. Some Midwestern contacts are expecting a turn-around to come. They say cheese production has slowed with less milk in the region. That said, current market tones remain hamstrung by factors including trade hurdles, weaker high-protein markets, and the African swine flu epidemic in Asia. Animal feed trading was quiet in the region, as those prices remain in the lower/mid $20s. Generally, although there are some potentially beneficial market factors relating to inventories, market tones remain in a bearish rain cloud. Prices for: Central U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Non-Edible Dry Whey Price Range - Animal Feed; $/LB: .2400 - .2600 Prices for: Central U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Extra Grade & Grade A, Conventional, and Edible Dry Whey Price Range - Non-Hygroscopic; $/LB: .2500 - .3600 Mostly Range - Non-Hygroscopic; $/LB: .3200 - .3400 Information for the period October 14 - 18, 2019, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601 Email: israel.weber@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