Block cheese continued to weaken with price down 4.50 cents closing at $1.7150 with just one load traded. Barrel cheese price increased 0.25 cent closing at $1.44 with no loads traded. Butter bounced 3.50 cent closing at $1.70 with one load traded. Butter is poised to move above blocks where it has not been quite some time. This will go a long way in eliminating negative Producer Price Differentials. Grade A nonfat dry milk price increased a penny, settling at $1.15 with one load traded. Dry whey price remained unchanged at 61.25 cents with no loads traded. Class III futures are steady to 11 cents lower. Class IV futures are a penny higher in April, which has been the only contract traded. Butter futures are steady to 1.25 cents higher. Dry whey futures are unchanged to 1.50 cent lower.
Friday Closing Dairy Market Update - Butter Price Falls Substantially for the Week
OVERVIEW: Class III futures closed mixed, with traders uncertain of price direction due to steady cheese prices. Class IV futures were stead...

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OUTSIDE MARKETS SUMMARY: CORN: 1 Lower SOYBEANS: 6 Lower SOYBEAN MEAL: ...
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In California, milk production is weaker. However, handlers indicate recent herd health challenges have somewhat subsided. Stakeholders conv...
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MILK Class III milk futures have finished a very volatile week as emotions ran high as a result of the outside influence of the stimul...