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GLOBAL DAIRY Market Outlook U.S. exports (MT, Jan-Feb): NDM/SMP 66,823 15% CHEESE 43,598 9% WHEY 74,147 10% BUTTERFAT 8,478 29% DETAILS, PAGE 3 U.S. Dairy Export Council April 23, 2013 Volume 17 No. 3 Undersupplied market takes off By Alan Levitt, Marc Beck and Brad Gehrke The market situation and psychology has shifted dra- matically in just the last six weeks, as the widely report- ed New Zealand drought sent Oceania prices rallying to record highs. Milk pow- der prices are up more than 50% since the beginning of March, and butterfat and whey prices have posted double-digit increases. Rising Oceania prices have pulled U.S. and European prices higher as well. We caution that the mete- oric rise in the Global Dairy Trade pricing is primarily a reflection of meager offerings on the auction platform. Just 13,912 tons and 15,019 tons, respectively, were traded at the two April auctions – a far cry from the average of more than 50,000 tons traded per event from August 2012 to January 2013. In the April auctions, just 425-600 tons of New Zealand SMP was offered per contract month. Still, many buyers were caught short by the rapid market turnaround, and now are scrambling to get coverage in a rising market. We expect to see undersupplied con- ditions through the second and third quarters as buyers cope with declining produc- tion in Oceania, Europe and Argentina. Besides the New Zealand drought, a brutally cold winter and delayed spring has pinched milk pro- duction across the EU – a marked contrast from a year ago, when a mild winter and warm spring gave a lift to milk flows. We estimate milk production in the top five exporting regions (New Zea- land, EU-27, United States, Australia and Argentina) Turn to Undersupplied, p. 2 U.S. off to good start in 2013 By Alan Levitt, Marc Beck and Brad Gehrke U.S. dairy exports in the first two months of the year were up 3% by value and 4% by volume compared with a year ago. Data is not in yet, but U.S. shipments have reportedly improved in March and April as U.S. pricing has become relatively more favorable. Turn to Good start, p. 2 Oceania SMP prices jump U.S. cheese exports (p. 4) Milk production lower (p. 8) Oceania SMP prices are up almost $2,000/ton in 6 weeks U.S. cheese exports have increased since November Milk production from the five major suppliers was down about 1.0% in Jan-Feb. (*2013 is USDEC estimate) 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, VA 22201 U.S.A. PHONE 703.528.3049 FAX 703.528.3705 usdec.org Managed by Dairy Management Inc.™ © Copyright 2013 U.S. Dairy Export Council. All rights reserved by copyright owners. Reproductions of all portions of this newsletter is permitted with proper credit to U.S. Dairy Export Council. THIS ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE U.S. exports start strong in 2013 .......... 3 World milk production is lower ...........8 Global trade is up in 2013 ...................10 Prices are significantly higher .............11 U.S. dollar is steady..............................13 ACCESS TRADE DATA ONLINE Visit usdec.org and click “Why U.S. Dairy,” then “Export Trade Data“ U.S. Exports................... 3 Exports: 5 Year Trend .... 7 Global Milk Production ..8 Key Suppliers ................. 9 World Dairy Trade ........ 10 World Prices ................. 11 Currency Exchange ..... 13 US 2010 2011 2012 2013 2,820 3,540 4,260 4,980 5,700 ($/MT) EU Oceania 37,000 49,000 61,000 73,000 85,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 (rolling quarters) (MT) 2011 2012 2013 J F M A M J J A S O N D (000 MT) 20,940 21,580 22,220 22,860 23,500

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GLOBAL DAIRY

Market OutlookU.S. exports (MT, Jan-Feb): NDM/SMP 66,823 15% CHEESE 43,598 9% WHEY 74,147 10% BUTTERFAT 8,478 29% DETAILS, PAGE 3

U.S. DairyExport Council

April 23, 2013

Volume 17 No. 3

Undersupplied market takes offBy Alan Levitt, Marc Beck and Brad Gehrke

The market situation and psychology has shifted dra-matically in just the last six weeks, as the widely report-ed New Zealand drought sent Oceania prices rallying to record highs. Milk pow-der prices are up more than 50% since the beginning of March, and butterfat and whey prices have posted double-digit increases. Rising Oceania prices have pulled U.S. and European prices higher as well.

We caution that the mete-

oric rise in the Global Dairy Trade pricing is primarily a reflection of meager offerings on the auction platform. Just 13,912 tons and 15,019 tons, respectively, were traded at the two April auctions – a far cry from the average of more than 50,000 tons traded per event from August 2012 to January 2013. In the April auctions, just 425-600 tons of New Zealand SMP was offered per contract month.

Still, many buyers were caught short by the rapid market turnaround, and now are scrambling to get coverage in a rising market. We expect

to see undersupplied con-ditions through the second and third quarters as buyers cope with declining produc-tion in Oceania, Europe and Argentina. Besides the New Zealand drought, a brutally cold winter and delayed spring has pinched milk pro-duction across the EU – a marked contrast from a year ago, when a mild winter and warm spring gave a lift to milk flows. We estimate milk production in the top five exporting regions (New Zea-land, EU-27, United States, Australia and Argentina) Turn to Undersupplied, p. 2

U.S. off to good start in 2013 By Alan Levitt, Marc Beck and Brad Gehrke

U.S. dairy exports in the first two months of the year were up 3% by value and 4% by volume compared with a year ago. Data is not in yet, but U.S. shipments have reportedly improved in March and April as U.S. pricing has become relatively more favorable. Turn to Good start, p. 2

Oceania SMP prices jump U.S. cheese exports (p. 4) Milk production lower (p. 8)

Oceania SMP prices are up almost

$2,000/ton in 6 weeks U.S. cheese exports have increased since November

Milk production from the five major suppliers was down about 1.0% in Jan-Feb. (*2013 is

USDEC estimate)

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© Copyright 2013 U.S. Dairy Export Council. All rights reserved by copyright owners. Reproductions

of all portions of this newsletter is permitted with proper credit to U.S. Dairy Export Council.

THIS ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE

U.S. exports start strong in 2013 .......... 3

World milk production is lower ...........8

Global trade is up in 2013 ...................10

Prices are significantly higher .............11

U.S. dollar is steady ..............................13

ACCESS TRADE DATA ONLINE

Visit usdec.org and click “Why U.S. Dairy,” then “Export Trade Data“

U.S. Exports ...................3

Exports: 5 Year Trend ....7

Global Milk Production ..8

Key Suppliers .................9

World Dairy Trade ........10

World Prices .................11

Currency Exchange .....13

US

2010 2011 2012 2013

2,820

3,540

4,260

4,980

5,700

($/M

T)

EUOceania

37,000

49,000

61,000

73,000

85,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

(rolling quarters)

(MT)

2011 2012 2013

J F M A M J J A S O N D

(000

MT)

20,940

21,580

22,220

22,860

23,500

2

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OVERVIEW

U.S. Dairy Export Council › Global Dairy Market Outlook › Visit us at usdec.org

Undersupplied (cont.)Continued from page 1

will be down more than 1.0% in the first half of 2013, a shortfall of 1.6 million tons of milk vs. a year ago.

New Zealand has welcomed good rains in the last two weeks, easing the driest summer in 30 years. Pasture growth rates are improv-ing though they’re still below normal for this time of year. The season has all but ended, so it won’t make much difference for 2012/13. But it should improve conditions for 2013/14.

In the meantime, product shortages from the end of Oceania’s season should present

opportunities for U.S. and European sup-pliers to fill the gaps. New Zealand suppliers have already warned of the need to ration their dwindling supply in the months ahead.

Demand remains persistent, but look-ing ahead we expect to see continued sup-ply rationing as higher prices take hold. In addition, higher farmgate milk prices and improved margins should spur a strong supply response across the globe. Fonterra increased its payout in late March from NZ$5.50/kg MS to NZ$5.80, and another boost is expected lat-er this month. European processors also have

topped up pay rates. Meanwhile, U.S. grain prices plunged at the end of March on a more bearish supply outlook.

The impact of price-induced product substitution and supply enhancement will determine if the market is oversupplied again by the time the new Oceania season comes on in September-October. But in the short- and medium-term, conditions should stay firm, with prices sustainable at histori-cally high levels.

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

Global Dairy Market Outlook is written and distributed monthly by the U.S. Dairy Export

Council (USDEC), 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201, USA, (703) 528-

3049, FAX (703) 528-3705, website www.usdec.org. Data is compiled and analyzed

by Alan Levitt, vice president of communications and market analysis; Marc Beck,

executive vice president of strategy and insights; and Brad Gehrke, director of global

trade analysis. Analysis is supported by USDEC's network of nine international offices.

This issue of Global Dairy Market Outlook covers conditions at mid-April 2013.

USDEC uses sources believed to be reliable but cannot warrant the accuracy of the

information herein. Global Dairy Market Outlook is solely for information purposes and

is not to be construed as commercial trading advice.

USDEC, primarily funded by Dairy Management Inc. through the producer checkoff,

works closely with its member processors, trading companies and others to build

global demand for U.S. dairy products.

Source: GTIS & USDA.

Good start (cont.)

Continued from page 1

In 2013, the United States has increased exports of cheese, WPC, butterfat, lactose and fluid milk compared with last year. Shipments of NDM/SMP and dry whey are lower.

Among the top five exporters, the New Zea-land moved its flush production aggressively in the first two months of 2013, increas-ing volumes by 16% vs. the prior year. The United States and Australia mostly held their share. EU sales were down 5%, and Argentina exports dropped off by 10%.

AGGREGATE EXPORT VOLUME SMP, WMP, CHEESE, BUTTERFAT, WHEY

(MT)

2010 2011 2012 2013

62,000

124,000

186,000

248,000

310,000

EU NZ US AUSTRALIA ARGENTINA

3

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U.S. ExportsU.S. DAIRy EXPORTS, TOP 10 MARkETS (JAnUARY-APRil And % CHAngE vS. PRioR YEAR)

NDM/SMP ................................................ 4

Cheese ........................................................ 4

Butterfat ..................................................... 4

Whey .......................................................... 5

Lactose ....................................................... 6

WMP ......................................................... 6

Food Preps (Blends) ................................... 6

Fluid Milk/Cream ...................................... 6

U.S. exported 13.5% of its milk production (TSB) in February yTD volumes +4% vs. prior year: PAGE 7

U.S. exports trending higher in early 2013

Source: USDA, USDEC, National Milk Producers Federation.

U.S. dairy exports continued to improve in February, posting their highest levels since second quarter of 2012. Overall volumes were up for the second straight month (+8% vs. January on a daily-average basis) and value was up for the fourth straight month (+9% vs. January). Pricing relationships were more favorable for U.S. suppliers in February, and anticipated tight supply from com-peting exporters has buyers looking to the United States.

Nonfat dry milk/skim milk pow-der (NDM/SMP), cheese, butterfat, lactose and fluid milk volumes all are trending higher.

The improvement of NDM/SMP is particularly encouraging: Febru-ary volumes were 35,152 tons, up 23% from January (daily average) and the most since last August. Vol-umes are still below a year ago, but recent advances represent a change

in the trend. Exports were equivalent to 43% of production for the month, just below the five-year average.

Cheese exports in February were 21,638 tons, up 9% from January (daily average) and the most since last June. Exports were equivalent to 5.4% of total cheese production.

Butterfat exports in in February were 4,426 tons, a nine-month high. Volume was up 9% from January (daily average).

Dry whey exports were on par with prior months, with slight improve-ment in WPC and a slight decline in dry whey.

Lactose exports were 28,057 tons, the most ever on a daily-average basis.

In February, exporters shipped $439.3 million worth of dairy prod-ucts. Exports were equivalent to 13.5% of U.S. milk solids production. Meanwhile, imports as a percent of milk solids production were 3.0%.

SOUTH AMERICA

$43m�14%

MEXICO

$208m �2%

CANADA

$109m �15%

CHINA

$58m�12%

SOUTH KOREA

$42m�49%

SOUTHEAST ASIA

$146m�7%

OCEANIA

$45m�46%

CARIBBEAN

$27m�16%

MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

$78m�3%

Change (%)

JAPAN

$58m�18%

0% –

0-15%

15% +

U.S. DAIRy EXPORTS, TOP 10 MARkETS (JAnUARY-FEBRUARY And % CHAngE vS. PRioR YEAR)

U.S. EXPORTS AS % OF PRODUCTION

PRODUCT JAN-FEB 2013 YR AGO

NDM/SMP u 40% 45%

Total cheese u 5.4% 5.0%

Butterfat u 5.2% 4.2%

Dry sweet whey u 45% 46%

Lactose u 75% 66%

Total milk solids u 12.9% 12.5%

U.S. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS AS % OF PRODUCTION

IMPORTSEXPORTS

4.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

% o

f mik

pro

duc

tion

(TS

B)

NDM/SMP, Cheese & Butterfat4

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U.S. EXPORTS

NDM/SMP

U.S. exports in the Decem-ber-February period were 99,277 tons, up 6.1% vs. last month but down 11.4% vs. the same period in the prior year. In the first two months of the year, volumes to Mexico were flat, while sales to other top regions were below 2012 levels.

ChEESE

U.S. exports in the December-February period were 64,500 tons, up 5.2% vs. last month and up 6.7% vs. the same period in the prior year. In the first two months of 2013, shipments to Mexico were up 9% vs. prior year, and South Korea (+30%), Japan (+44%) and Egypt (+291%) also posted large gains.

BUTTERfaT

U.S. exports in the latest three-month period were 11,705 tons, up 18.1% vs. last month and up 19.2% vs. the same period in the prior year. So far in 2013, nearly 87% of the volume has gone to the Middle East/North Africa region, primarily Saudi Arabia and Iran.

U.S. NDM/SMP EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. CHEESE EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. BUTTERFAT EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. NDM/SMP CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. CHEESE CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. BUTTERFAT CUSTOMERS (MT)

Source: USDA.

56,000

77,000

98,000

119,000

140,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

29,000

43,000

57,000

71,000

85,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

2010 2011 2012 2013

7,400

11,800

16,200

20,600

25,000

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

7,000

14,000

21,000

28,000

35,000

2,200

4,400

6,600

8,800

11,000

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

840

1,680

2,520

3,360

4,200

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

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U.S. EXPORTS

U.S. exports of whey products in the most recent three months were 107,850 tons, down 1.1% vs. last month and down 0.3% vs. the previous year. China remains the major customer for U.S. whey products, with YTD purchases up 31% vs. 2012. Overall WPC exports were up 39% in the first two months of the year, while dry whey shipments continue to lag.

U.S. TOTAL WHEy EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. DRy WHEy EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. WPC EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. WPI EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. TOTAL WHEy CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. DRy WHEy CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. WPC CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. WPI CUSTOMERS (MT)

Source: USDA.

99,000

108,000

117,000

126,000

135,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

48,000

56,000

64,000

72,000

80,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

43,000

51,000

59,000

67,000

75,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

3,460

3,920

4,380

4,840

5,300

2010 2011 2012 2013

China SE Asia Mexico Canada Japan

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

5,200

10,400

15,600

20,800

26,000

China SE Asia Canada Japan Mexico

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

2,400

4,800

7.200

9,600

12,000

China SE Asia Mexico So. Korea Canada

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

3,000

6,000

9,000

12,000

15,000

Canada EU SE Asia BrazilO ceania

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

240

480

720

960

4,200

Other Products6

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U.S. EXPORTS

Lactose exports remain strong. In the December-February period, lactose export volume was 80,492 tons, up 2.8% from the prior month and up 5.0% from the prior year. In addition, exports of fluid milk/cream continue to trend higher: YTD shipments of 14.5 million liters were 42% higher than the volume posted a year earlier.

U.S. LACTOSE EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. WMP EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. FOOD PREPS (BLENDS) EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (MT)

U.S. FLUID MILk/CREAM EXPORTS - ROLLING QUARTERS (000 liTERS)

U.S. LACTOSE CUSTOMERS (MT) (MT)

U.S. WMP CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. FOOD PREPS (BLENDS) CUSTOMERS (MT)

U.S. FLUID MILk/CREAM CUSTOMERS (000 liTERS)

Source: USDA.

2010 2011 2012 2013

49,000

58,000

67,000

76,000

85,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

6,000

12,000

18,000

24,000

2010 2011 2012 2013

15,500

18,500

21,500

24,500

2010 2011 2012 2013

12,400

14,800

17,200

19,600

22,000

5,200

7,800

10,400

13,000

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

2,600

360

180

540

720

900

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

1,400

4,200

5,600

7,000

2,800

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

1,600

3,200

4,800

6,400

8,000

JAN. - FEB. 2012 JAN. - FEB. 2013

5 Year Trend7

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U.S. EXPORTS

U.S. EXPORTS volUME And vAlUE

NDM/SMP (MT)

TOTAL WHEy (MT)

WPI (MT)

FOOD PREPS (BLENDS) (MT)

CHEESE (MT)

DRy WHEy (MT)

LACTOSE (MT)

FLUID MILk/CREAM (000 liTERS)

BUTTERFAT (MT)

WPC (MT)

WMP (MT)

TOTAL EXPORT VALUE (Million $)

Source: USDA, USDEC.

Above charts: YTdToTAl

Feb exports $439 millionU.S. exports have been relatively consistent from month to month since spring 2010. In the last 35 months, aggregate export volume of dry ingredients (milk powder, whey products and lactose), cheese and butterfat has averaged 132,558 tons and the value of all exports has averaged $396.7 million. In the first two months of 2013, the largest sales gains (vs. a year ago) came from South Korea, New Zealand and Canada.

*volume includes SMP, WMP, food preps, whey, cheese, butterfat, lactose

209

288

367

446

525

73,000

96,000

119,000

142,000

165,000

Valu

e (m

illio

n $)

Volu

me

(MT)

AGGREGATE VOLUME, SELECTED PRODUCTS* TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

96,000 192,000 288,000 384,000 480,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

54,000108,000162,000216,000270,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

14,00028,00042,00056,00070,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

50,000100,000150,000200,000 250,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

60,000 120,000 180,000 240,000 300,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

4,000 8,000

12,000 16,000 20,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

66,000 132,000 198,000 264,000 330,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

15,000

30,000

45,000

60,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1,070 2,140 3,210 4,280 5,350

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

16,000 32,000 48,000 64,000 80,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

16,00032,00048,00064,00080,000

Global Milk Production8

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MILk PRODUCTION - CHANGE FROM PRIOR yEAR (000 MT)

TOTAL MILk PROD. FROM MAJOR EXPORTERS

World output trailing year-earlier levels

U.S. cheese production higher in January-February: PAGE 9

EU-27

Poor weather has stunted EU milk produc-tion. Deliveries were estimated to be off 1.2% in January-February (adjusted for leap day). Production in the UK, France, Germany, Ireland and Italy, among others, are trailing year-ago levels.

UNITED STaTES

Milk production in the first two months of the year was up 0.3% vs. the prior year (adjusted for leap day). A cold, wet spring is depressing the spring flush. Margins are improving as milk prices rise and feed costs soften.

NEW ZEalaND

Milk production in January-February was up 1.0% from the prior year (adjusted for leap day). But drought knocked output down 15-20% in March and probably at least that much in April. For the full 2012/13 season, we estimate production will be down about 0.3% from the prior year’s record volume.

aUSTRalIa

Milk production was down 5.7% in January-February (adjusted for leap day) as poor weather and margins took their toll. 2012-13 production is projected to be down about 3%.

aRgENTINa

Output continues to lag; milk deliveries in January-February were estimated to be down 10.4% (adjusted for leap day).

Milk production continued to lag in early 2013. Output from the five major exporters (EU, U.S., New Zealand, Australia and Argentina) was estimated to be down 1.0% in the first two months of the year (adjusted for leap day), and March isn’t likely to be any better.

Source: USDA, EuroStat, DairyAustralia, DCANZ, Argentina Ministry of Agriculture.

includes EU, U.S., new Zealand, Australia and Argentina. EU and Argentina are milk deliveries. 30-day months. February 2012 adjusted for leap day. * 2013 USdEC estimate

*Feb 2012 adjusted for leap day

(600)

(300)

300

600

900

1,200 2010 2011 2012 2013

EU U.S. NZ AUSTRALIA ARGENTINA

2011(000 MT) 2012 2013*

20,540

21,280

22,020

22,760

23,500

Key Suppliers9

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MIlK PRODUCTION

NEW ZEALAND MILk PRODUCTION (% CHg vS. PRioR YEAR)

U.S. NDM/SMP PRODUCTION (MT, 30 dAY MoS.)

ARGENTINA MILk DELIVERIES (% CHg vS. PRioR YEAR)

U.S. BUTTER PRODUCTION (MT, 30 dAY MoS.) U.S. DRy WHEy PRODUCTION (MT, 30 dAY MoS.) U.S. WPC PRODUCTION (MT, 30 dAY MoS.)

EUROPEAN UNION MILk DELIVERIES (% CHg vS. PRioR YEAR)

U.S. MILk PRODUCTION (000 MT, 30 dAY MoS.)

U.S. Production

AUSTRALIA MILk PRODUCTION (% CHg vS. PRioR YEAR)

U.S. CHEESE PRODUCTION (MT, 30 dAY MoS.)

Q1-2012 adjusted for leap day.

Source: USDA, EuroStat, DairyAustralia, DCANZ.

2010

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q2Q3 Q4Q1 Q1 Q3 Q4-10.0

-4.0

2.0

8.0

14.0

20.0 37%

2011 2012

2010 2011 2012

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4-6.0

-3.6

-1.2

1.2

3.6

6.0 2010 2011 2012

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4-8.0

-3.2

1.6

6.4

11.2

16.0

-1.9

-0.8

0.3

1.4

2.5

3.6 2010

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q2Q3 Q4Q1 Q1 Q3 Q4

2011 2012

2011 2012 2013

7,000

7,400

7,600

7,800

8,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

100,000 2011 2012 2013

360,000

384,000

396,000

408,000

420,000 2011 2012 2013

61,000

67,000

73,000

79,000

85,000

2011 2012 2013

33,600

36,200

38,800

41,400

44,000

2011 2012 2013

15,120

15,840

16,560

17,280

18,000

2011 2012 2013

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IMPORTS, MAJOR BUyERS, SELECTED PRODUCTS (000 MT)

IMPORTS, MAJOR BUyERS, SELECTED PRODUCTS SMP, WMP, CHEESE, BUTTERFAT, WHEY - Rolling QUARTERS

Rolling quarters. Buyers include China, SE Asia-5, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Algeria. Products include SMP, WMP, cheese, butterfat and whey.

Early China buying boosts market

Butterfat trade led by New Zealand

Imports from key customers were mostly higher in early 2013, led by record purchases from China.

In January-February, China imported 231,378 tons of milk pow-der, whey products, cheese and but-terfat, up 12% from the prior year. Gains were driven by a 50% increase in purchases of WMP vs. last year. In addition, cheese imports were up 21%. This offset declines in purchases of SMP, whey and butterfat.

Russia imports pulled back from Q4 levels, but January-February totals came in 19% above last year. Cheese and butterfat purchases were up 12%

and 56%, respectively.Mexico started the year strong, with

January imports up 11% vs. last year. Cheese and whey purchases were up by more than a third and butterfat imports nearly doubled, but NDM/SMP imports were down 12%.

Japan imports were flat in the first two months of the year.

Data is not complete for Southeast Asia, but purchases in the early part of 2013 appear to be flat across the region.

South Korea posted a 19% gain in the first two months of the year, led by a 42% increase in cheese imports.

Source: GTIS.

(000

MT)

CHINA SE ASIA-5 RUSSIA MEXICO JAPAN ALGERIA

68

136

204

272

340

2008 20132010 2011 20122009

620

740

860

980

1,100

2009 20102008 2011 2012 2013

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How tight is the market in Ocea-nia? There are so few spot loads avail-able out of the region that getting an adequate sample for pricing is a chal-lenge. But reports indicate milk pow-der prices top $5,500/ton, up more than 60% since early February. In the same time period (the last 10 weeks), butter prices are up by a third, cheese prices up 10% and whey prices up 5%.

However, there is a wide variation in prices from various suppliers, a situation that will sort itself out in the weeks ahead.

Prices near these levels appear sus-tainable over the next 4-6 months. Buyers have been whipsawed by the

turnaround and now are scrambling to get coverage in a rising market.

U.S. benchmark cheese and butter prices have moved significantly higher since early March, but still lag com-parable Oceania indexes, giving the United States a competitive advantage.

Today’s prices rival the global price run-up of 2006-07. Then, like now, the rally was driven in part by drought in New Zealand that depressed milk production.

Whey prices also have turned around in recent weeks. Dry whey values are approaching levels last seen in the summer of 2007.

Prices rally to record highs

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CURRENT PRICES $/MT, FoB SHiP (W/ CHAngE FRoM lATE-FEB.)

EUROPE OCEANIA

SMP u 3800-4350 (+588) 4500-5300 (+1250)

WMP u 4500-5000 (+800) 4800-5500 (+1650)

Cheddar cheese u 4250-4650 (+250) 4200-4700 (+450)

Butter u 4800-5300 (+675) 4200-4700 (+900)

Butteroil u 5500-5900 (+775) 4800-5200 (+950)

Dry whey u 1300-1500 (+150) 1550-1700 (+50)

WPC-34% u NA 3100-3500 (NC)

Lactose u NA 1600-1800 (-150)

2011-12 PRICE TREND - SMP, WMP, CHEESE, BUTTER, WHEy* ($/MT)

Source: USDEC.

Source: USDA’s Dairy Market News. *Mid-point of range. Milk powder, cheese and butterfat are oceania; whey is EU.

1,120

1,240

1,360

1,480

1,600

3,300

3,900

4,500

5,100

5,700

Whe

y

SM

P, W

MP

, Che

ese,

But

ter

SMP WMP CHEESE BUTTER WHEY

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WORlD PRICES

WMP ($/MT)

BUTTER ($/MT)

SMP ($/MT)

CHEDDAR ($/MT)

DRy WHEy ($/MT)

Source: USDA’s Dairy Market News.

OCEANIA EU US

2,360

3,220

4,080

4,940

5,800

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2,960

3,620

4,280

4,940

5,600

USOCEANIA

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2,480

3,460

4,440

5,420

6,400

OCEANIA EU US

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

560

920

1,280

1,640

2,000

EU US

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2,360

3,220

4,080

4,940

5,800

OCEANIA EU US

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Top chart: If line is trending up, currency is strengthening vs. U.S. dollar (U.S. dollar is weakening). This is favorable for U.S. competitiveness. If line is trending down, currency is weakening vs. U.S. dollar (U.S. dollar is strengthening). This is unfavorable for U.S. competitiveness.

Bottom chart: If line is trending up, currency is strengthening vs. U.S. dollar (U.S. dollar is weakening). This is favorable for exports, because it increases import purchasing power. If line is trending down, currency is weakening vs. U.S. dollar (U.S. dollar is strength-ening). This is unfavorable for exports, because it decreases import purchasing power.

Japanese yen down 20% vs. U.S. dollar since September

EXCHANGE RATES RELATIVE TO U.S. DOLLAR, EXPORTING COUNTRIES indEXEd To JAn. 1, 2011

EXCHANGE RATES RELATIVE TO U.S. DOLLAR, IMPORTING COUNTRIES indEXEd To JAn. 1, 2011

Source: Oanda.com.

U.S. dollar steady vs. exporter currencies

95.0

100.0

105.0

110.0

115.0

EURO NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR AUSTRALIA DOLLAR

2011

1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 6/5 7/5 8/5 9/5 10/5 11/5 12/5 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 6/5 7/5 8/5 9/5 10/5 11/5 12/5 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5

2012 2013

JAPAN YEN CHINA YUAN MEXICAN PESO KOREAN WON

86.0

92.0

98.0

104.0

110.0

1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 6/5 7/5 8/5 9/5 10/5 11/5 12/5 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 6/5 7/5 8/5 9/5 10/5 11/5 12/5 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5

2012 2011 2013