Thanks in part to record exports most Class III milk futures contracts at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday finished with gains, June milk closed up a penny at $15.22. July was down four cents, settling at $14.06. August milk finished two cents higher at $14.88. The September contract closed three cents higher at $15.57. The October through January contracts were up $0.02 to down $0.03 Tuesday.
Grade AA butter was down a cent at $2.2450. Five loads sold, ranging from $2.24 to $2.2475. Blocks were a penny higher at $1.46. Barrels steady at $1.2050. Six loads sold, ranging from $1.2050 to $1.2075. Nonfat dry milk closed one cent higher at $0.7475. Six loads sold, ranging from $0.7375 to $0.7475. Dry weigh was down one cent at $0.39.