The U.S. Dairy Export Council says record ingredient sales of

nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder during May led to a two-year export high

for the month.

Shipment volumes were 18 percent higher than 2019, totaling

more than 210,000 tons in May, with values up eight percent to more than $585

million.  Southeast Asia remains the

number one export market for U.S. dairy products.

Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder exports were up 24 percent from

last year and the most ever for the month of May.  Sales from Indonesia, the Philippines and

Vietnam nearly doubled and are more than double to the region compared to 2019. 

Whey exports were 17 percent higher than 2019, on par with

previous months with all of the growth coming from Chinese demand, up 153

percent from last year.  Shipments of lactose

were up 18 percent and cheese exports were seven percent higher.

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