Block cheese price declined a penny, closing at $1.70 with no loads traded; an offer moved price lower with no buyers to be found. Barrel cheese price declined 1.75 cents, closing at $1.47 with one load traded. Price initially increased 1.25 cents to $1.50 where the load was traded. Offers then kept pushing price lower into the close. There were no unfilled bids at the close. This moved Class III futures quickly lower with contracts posting losses of 3 to 28 cents. Butter price slipped 0.25 cent, ending at $1.70 with no loads traded. Grade A nonfat dry milk price gained 1.50 cents, closing at $1.2850 with no loads traded. Dry whey price declined a penny, closing at 50.50 cents with one load traded. Class IV futures are 3 to 8 cents higher. Butter futures are 0.25 cent lower to 2 cents higher. Dry whey futures are 0.67 cent higher,
Friday Closing Dairy Market Update - Class III Futures Close Lower for the Week
GENERAL OVERVIEW: Milk futures closed with mostly double-digit gains. Class III futures closed mostly higher despite weakness in the b...
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GENERAL OVERVIEW: Traders had something to get excited over, resulting in milk futures increasing significantly. The strength in che...
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GENERAL OVERVIEW: Class III milk futures closed lower in most traded contracts. The weakness of blocks triggered selling as traders ...
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