On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange milk futures dipped at midweek as grain markets found strength and cash trade was mixed. Class III Milk fell 1 cent in Aug to 16.03, September fell 2 to 17.36 and October fell 9 cents to 17.20/cwt. The balance of months into 2022 were unchanged to 8 cents lower. Class IV slid higher. August gained 3 cents to 15.78, September gained 4 to 15.95, and October gained 7 cents to 16.07/cwt.
The summer slump continued on a slow news day and a quiet day in the CME products trade. Dry whey down $0.0050 at $0.5150. Blocks up $0.0050 at $1.76. One sale was made at that price. Barrels up $0.0025 at $1.4875. One sale was made at that price. Butter down $0.0125 at $1.7025. Five trades were made from $1.6975 to $1.71. Nonfat dry milk unchanged at $1.27.
