CME milk futures & most cash dairy markets down Tuesday

CME milk futures & most cash dairy markets down Tuesday

Milk futures and the cash dairy markets were lower except for cheese barrels Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.   

November Class III milk was down $0.10 at $17.19.  December was down $0.13 at $17.05.  January was down $0.11 at $17.32.  February was down $0.11 at $17.71   March through September contracts ranged from twelve cents lower in March to three cents higher in May.   

Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.3650.  Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from $0.3650 to $0.3725. 

Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.6850.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6825 to $1.6850. 

Cheese barrels were up $0.0050 at $1.6550.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.65 to $1.6550.  

Butter was down $0.02 at $3.28.

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