On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange milk futures and most cash dairy prices were higher to start the week. August Class III milk was up $0.01 at $20.16. September closed up $0.55 at $20.35. October was up $0.43 at $20.79. November was up $0.41 to $21.28. December through July contracts ranged from twelve cents higher in April to fifty-one cents higher in January.
In spot trade dry whey remains unchanged since Thursday at $0.4450. No sales were recorded. Cheese blocks were up $0.0450 at $1.89. Three sales were recorded from $1.8625 to $1.89. Cheese Barrels were up $0.06 at $1.9475. Five sales were recorded from $1.9125 to $1.9475. Butter went up $0.05 closing at $2.9850. Three sales were recorded from $2.98 to $2.9850. Nonfat dry milk was unchanged at $1.5175. One sale was recorded at that price.
