Milk futures mostly lower Wednesday, cash dairy mixed

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Milk futures mostly lower Wednesday, cash dairy mixed

February Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange steady at $20.89.  March down 44 cents at $22.02.  April 38 lower at $22.48.  May through July contracts 3 higher to 18 lower.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.81. 

Blocks steady at $1.99.

Barrels down $0.02 at $1.9350.

Butter down $0.01 at $2.64.  Five trades, ranging from $2.64 to $2.6475.

Nonfat dry milk up $0.01 at $1.86.  Twelve trades with a range of $1.85 to $1.8650.

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