Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly lower in fairly thin trade, consolidating ahead of the July 4th break. July was down $.05 at $15.67, August was $.11 lower at $16.47, September was down $.06 at $16.67, and October was down $.02 at $16.91.
Cash cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.525. One load was sold $1.525. The last uncovered offer was for one load at $1.53. Barrels were steady at $1.3525. The last unfilled bid was on two loads at $1.33. The last uncovered offer was for two loads at $1.3525.
Butter was up $.0025 at $2.645. One load was sold at $2.645. The last uncovered offer was for one load at $2.65.
Nonfat dry milk was down $.005 at $.84. 13 loads were sold, including three at $.84, nine at $.845, and one at $.8375. The last unfilled bid was on one load at $.84. The last uncovered offer was for two loads at $.86.
The next Global Dairy Trade event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4th at 8 AM Eastern/7 AM Central. U.S. markets are closed for Independence Day, with futures and options trade set to reopen at 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central Tuesday evening.
Source: Brownfield Ag News
