Dairy Markets Week in Review
Cash block cheese started the week slipping a penny, reversed gears on Tuesday jumping 4 1/4-cents, then gave up a penny and a half Thursday, but ended Friday at $1.94 per pound, up 3 3/4-cents on the week, and 74 cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.90, also up 3 3/4-cents on the week, and 70 3/4-cents above a year ago. Nine cars of block traded hands and eight of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price fell to $1.8854, down 5.8 cents. Barrel averaged $1.8954, down 3.9 cents.

Butter closed Friday at $1.48, down 2 1/4-cents on the week, but 19 cents above a year ago. Six cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.4925, down 1.5 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk jumped 2.2 cents, to $2.0309. Dry whey averaged 65.42 cents, down 3.6 cents.
Provided courtesy of Dairyline.