Agriculture commodity
Whole Milk Powder
Spray-dried whole milk, fat above 1.5%. The regional export article — Uganda and Kenya both ship it into neighbouring markets.
At a glance
- Family
- Dairy
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 0402.21
Grading standards
Codex Standard for Milk Powders and Cream Powder
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Rev. 2018 · CXS 207-1999
Source Whole Milk Powder
Verified whole milk powder, inspected and contract-ready.
Frequently asked
- What is Whole Milk Powder?
- Spray-dried whole milk, fat above 1.5%. The regional export article — Uganda and Kenya both ship it into neighbouring markets.
- Which standards apply to Whole Milk Powder?
- Applicable grading standards include: Codex Standard for Milk Powders and Cream Powder.
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Churned butterfat.
Cheese
Ripened and fresh cheeses.
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Skimmed Milk Powder
Spray-dried milk, fat at or below 1.5%. Priced against the international powder market rather than the local milk price.
UHT / Long-Life Milk
Ultra-heat-treated milk in aseptic packs. The first product that travels without a cold chain.
Whey & Whey Powder
The stream left after cheesemaking, dried to powder. Sold to sports nutrition, infant formula and feed compounders — none of them cheese buyers — against its own Codex standard, CXS 289-1995.
Yoghurt & Fermented Milk
Fermented milk products. Short shelf life, so a domestic and cross-border trade rather than an export one.