U.S. dairy exports in January were 222.8 million pounds, up 27 percent from the depressed market of a year ago. Daily Dairy Report notes cheese sales increased 16 percent to 21.2 million pounds, lactose sales were up 27 percent at 37.6 million pounds, butterfat sales up 61 percent to 6.4 million pounds, dry whey shipments were up 35 percent to 42.4 million pounds and whey protein concentrate exports increased 133 percent to 31.3 million pounds.
One disappointing note, nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder exports dropped 41 percent from a year ago to 27.8 million pounds. On a daily average basis, that is the lowest amount in five-and-a-half years. For the month, the U.S. exported 19 percent of our total dairy production, less than half the average rate of the last five years.
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