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Milk futures, cash dairy mostly higher

 

 

The dairy markets were mostly up for a third straight day at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday.

Class Three milk for March was down $.02 at $14.28 a hundredweight.  April was up $.21 at $14.33.  May was up $.15 to $14.30.  June was up $.12 to 14.67.  Milk futures through next March were up between $.01 and $.12.

Grade AA Butter was down $.0075 at $2.21 per pound.  Two carloads were sold at $2.2075 and $2.21.

Barrels were up $.0150 at $1.56 per pound. Eleven carloads sold with prices ranging from $1.55 and $1.56.

40-pound blocks were unchanged at $1.5850 per pound.   Four carloads sold with prices from $1.5775 to $1.5850.

Nonfat dry milk was up $.0025 at $.69 per pound.  One carload traded at that price.

Dry whey was up $.0050 closing at $.2925 cents per pound.  One carload sold at that price.