Block cheese price moved up 3.75 cents to end at $1.7750 with two loads traded. Weekly trading volume for blocks was 11 loads. Barrel cheese price increased 3 cents to close at $1.5125 with four loads traded. The loads of barrel cheese traded Thursday were they only loads traded for the week. Butter price added 2.75 cents to close at $1.8450 with seven loads traded. Weekly volume for butter was 19 loads traded. Grade A nonfat dry milk price gained 0.50 cent to end at $1.19 with four loads traded. Nonfat dry milk had eight loads traded for the week. Dry whey price was steady at $0.66 with no trades. Dry whey had four loads traded for the week. Class III futures are a bit mixed now, ranging from 4 cents lower to 15 cents higher. Class IV futures are 5 to 20 cents higher. Butter futures are 1.50 cents lower to 0.15 cent higher. Dry whey futures are 1.05 cents to 2.50 cents higher.
Friday Closing Dairy Market Update - 2026 Begins With Bearish Implications
GENERAL OVERVIEW: Class III milk began the year on a negative note, with double-digit losses in numerous contracts. Class IV futures ...
-
OUTSIDE MARKETS SUMMARY: CORN: 2 Higher SOYBEANS: 5 Lower SOYBEAN MEAL: ...
-
Milk production in California is strong. Some handlers report a sentiment of being firmly in the peak of spring milk output. Central Valley ...
-
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...
