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CME dairy markets mostly down Friday

The dairy markets were mostly down at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday.  

Class Three milk for March was unchanged at $14.21 a hundredweight.  April was down $.08 at $14.23. May was down $.11 to $14.19. June was down $.11 to 14.62.  Milk futures from July through next March were all down from two to six cents.

Butter was the only commodity that went up in Friday’s trading session.  Grade AA Butter was up $.0025 at $2.19 per pound.  Twelve carloads were sold with prices ranging from $2.1750 to $2.19.

Barrels were down $.0025 at $1.51 per pound. Two carloads sold at $1.51.

 40-pound blocks were down $.02 at $1.5450 per pound.   Four carloads sold with prices ranging from $1.5450 to $1.59.

Nonfat dry milk was unchanged at $.6925 per pound.  No sales were recorded.

Dry whey was unchanged at $.2875 cents per pound.  No sales were recorded.