MADISON - Jan 22/15 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today.
WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE WESTERN OVERVIEW: Western European milk production has slowed over the past number of weeks. Milk producers, who are over quota and face significant levees, have restricted production by various means to lower or avoid quota levee payments. Dairy cows are being culled at increasing rates in those areas producing over quota. Preliminary data for some of the over quota countries shows current milk intakes below year ago levels. Demand for fluid milk is normal for this time of year. Producers continue to manage their herds in a manner that will allow them to have strong milk production at the start of the non-quota year beginning April 1. Estat - Newcronos reported EU-28 January to October milk deliveries are 5.4% higher than the same period in 2013. Various member states showed the following January to October increases compared to last year: Germany, 4.1%; France, 6.6%; UK, 9.1%; Belgium, 7.7%; Italy, 4.2%; and Ireland, 6.0%. January-October milk delivery data showed increases for all countries in Western Europe with the exception of Greece -4.2%. EASTERN OVERVIEW: Eastern European milk production is increasing along the typical seasonal trend. Reports of milk and cream loads going into Belarus have declined in recent weeks. November import data for China imports showed an increase in dry whey being exported from Poland to China. European milk deliveries for January-October reported by Estat - Newcronos, showed the following year over year changes for selected countries: Poland,+7.3%; Lithuania, +7.7%; Latvia, +10.6%; Estonia, +7.4%; and the Czech Republic, +0.9%. 0930c rick.whipp@ams.usda.gov 608.278.4151 USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home
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