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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Low summer feed consumption limits sales (week ended Jul 24, 2017)
Demand for whey was slack as piglet feed consumption, which was already poor due to limited population, was further decimated by the hot summer climates. With import costs staying flat, whey traders held down prices in attempts to entice bu ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Prices stabilise on improved demand (week ended Jul 17, 2017)
Piglet feed consumption remained limited as population stayed flat. However, the recent sharp fall in whey prices stimulated demand, prompting feed millers to make purchases. Prices stabilised as a result of improved sales.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Prices slide at a faster pace (week ended Jul 10, 2017)
Whey prices dropped more prominently over the week. Feed producers were reluctant to expand inventories with the recovery of the hog market uncertain. Whey traders continued to slash prices amid lower import costs but buying interest showed ...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Sluggish demand, falling cost drag down prices (week ended Jul 3, 2017)
Demand for whey remained flat amid low sow and piglet population. Import costs continued to fall as prices of whey dipped further in the US and Europe following recent week's sharp decline. Hence, traders slashed prices of low-protein whey ...
Monday, June 19, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Prices stay flat despite stabilising hog market (week ended Jun 13, 2017)
Even as hog market showed signs of stabilising of late, the demand for whey failed to pick up as the population of piglet and sow remained limited. Hence, whey traders held prices unchanged although the import costs of US whey moved higher.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Weak sales continue to weigh on prices (week ended Jun 6, 2017)
Whey demand remained sluggish in China, exerting pressure on the market. However, as whey costs continued to surge in Europe, traders were more cautious in cutting prices, hence helping prices to stabilise in several regions.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Market weakens further on lacklustre demand (week ended May 29, 2017)
Prices of low-protein whey continued to slide despite stable to higher import costs. As farms without farrowing units incurred losses amid tumbling hog prices, demand for piglet feed and hence low-protein whey stayed poor.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
China Whey Weekly: No sign of recovery in whey market (week ended May 23, 2017)
As projected, piglet feed demand stayed limited due to low inventories, hence decimating the sales of whey together with a weak hog market. Prices of low-protein whey slid as traders attempted to clear mounting stocks.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Subdued demand holds prices flat (week ended May 16, 2017)
Whey demand was slack as feed millers limited piglet feed production amid slow consumption. Whey traders stood firm to sustain paltry profit margins.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Firm import prices lend support to whey market (week ended May 9, 2017)
Hog market remained weak, discouraging breeder farms from expanding sow inventories. Feed millers continued to limit piglet feed production, hence curtailing the sales of whey. Whey traders held prices stable to sustain profit margin that w ...
Thursday, May 4, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Supply abundant, demand weak, prices flat (week ended May 2, 2017)
Sales of whey was slack while the output sow and piglet feed failed to increase. For the record, China's sow inventories have been flat for 43 consecutive months as the breeder farms were not confident in the outlook of the hog market.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Sluggish demand weighs on prices (week ended Apr 24, 2017)
Demand for whey was slack amid weakening hog prices and low piglet inventories. Most traders held prices firm while import costs stayed stable but a handful negotiated prices in a bid to clear stocks.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Traders cut prices amid lower import costs (week ended Apr 17, 2017)
Sales of whey remained sluggish as feed producers limited the production of feed for piglet and sow while sow inventories remained flat for 42 months since September 2013. With the costs of US whey sliding, traders lowered prices in efforts ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Market stable despite slow demand (week ended Apr 10, 2017)
Whey prices remained unchanged amid sluggish demand as the production of piglet and sow feed was limited. With import costs stable, whey traders held prices flat in attempts to entice buyers.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Traders stand firm amid paltry profits (week ended Apr 3, 2017)
Demand for whey showed little improvement as hog feed producers limited piglet feed production in view of slow consumption. However, whey traders, who were seeing high freight charges and paltry profit margins, were reluctant to lower price ...

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