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CME dairy prices mostly up Tuesday
Milk futures and everything but powder closed higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday.
March Class III milk was up $.08 at $22.69. April closed up $.58 at $24.55. May closed up $.55 at $24.65. June was up $.52 at $24.43. July through February contracts ranged from twenty-three to forty-six cents higher with the biggest gains between July and September.
Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7575. Two sales were registered at $.74 and $.7425.
Cheese Blocks were up $.06 closing at $2.2225. No sales were recorded.
Cheese Barrels were $.0425 higher, closing at $2.07. Six sales were recorded ranging from $2.05 to $2.07.
Butter was up $.0425 to $2.7650. Four sales were made ranging from $2.7650 to $2.7675.
Nonfat dry milk was down $.0075 closing at $1.8550. Six sales were recorded from $1.8550 to $1.86.