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CME milk futures and most cash dairy down Friday

Milk futures and most cash dairy prices were down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday.

July Class Three milk was down $.03 at $14.27.   August was down $.16 to $14.84. September was down $.13 to $15.26.  October was down $.08 to $15.49. The milk futures from November through next June ranged from four to nine cents lower.

The exception to falling prices was Grade AA Butter, which was up $.0125 to $2.2250 per pound.  One carload sold at $2.2225.

Barrels were up $.01 at $1.4225 per pound.  Thirteen carloads of barrels sold from $1.4075 to $1.44.    

Forty-pound blocks were down $.0050 to $1.56 per pound.  Eight carloads sold from $1.5550 to $1.56.

Nonfat dry milk was down $.0075 to  $.7550 per pound. One carload sold at that price.

Dry whey was unchanged at $.4175 cents per pound.  Two carloads sold at $.4175 and $.42.