Milk futures and cash dairy start week lower

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Milk futures and cash dairy start week lower

July Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange down 19 cents at $24.43.  August 14 lower at $24.51.  September down 18 at $24.40.  October through December futures unchanged to 23 cents lower.

Dry whey down $0.0275 at $0.5150.

Blocks down $0.0375 at $2.2175.  Two trades were made at $2.2175 and $2.23.

Barrels down $0.0225 at $2.22.  Three trades were made, ranging from $2.21 to $2.22.

Butter down $0.0450 at $2.93.  Two trades at $2.9225 and $2.93.

Nonfat dry milk unchanged at $1.8550.

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