The strong demand for skim milk powder in third countries has cleared out EU intervention stocks and nearly doubled intervention butter stocks in 12 months. The 70,000 tonnes buffer stocks are ahead of last year's 43,377t position. PSA stocks are comparable from last year to this ­ 160,142t on October 14, 1999 compared to 146,963t on October 12. Although PSA buying closed in August, there have been two upward adjustments to the PSA stocks declared in Denmark (up 34t) and Holland, where 2,623t has been added. {{PROVISIONS }}

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