On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, milk futures and cash dairy prices were mainly down on Monday.
February Class III milk was $17.84, a $0.08 decrease. The month of March was down $0.27 to $17.46. The month of April was down $0.14 to $17.90. May’s price went down $0.13 to $18.28. Contracts from June to December vary from constant in December to thirteen cents lower in July.
The price of dry whey remained steady at $0.4150. There were no sales registered.
Cheese blocks fell $0.0150 to $1.85. Three sales ranged from $1.8125 to $1.85.
Cheese barrels fell $0.03 to $1.60. Seven sales ranged from $1.59 to $1.60.
Butter was trading at $2.38, up $0.0050. Seven sales ranged from $2.38 to $2.4075.
At $1.25, nonfat dry milk was up $0.0050. There were four transactions ranging from $1.2475 to $1.25.
