Dairy Markets Week in Review
There was little change in prices the week of April 9. Block cheese closed Friday the 13th at $1.4250 per pound, up a half-cent on the week, and 26 1/2-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.4125, down a quarter-cent on the week, but 29 cents above a year ago. Six cars of block traded hands on the week and 20 of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average price on block cheese hit $1.3846, up 0.4 cent. Barrel averaged $1.4064, up 0.9 cent.

Butter closed Friday at $1.3750, up 1 3/4-cents on the week, 22 3/4-cents above a year ago, and the highest it’s been since late August. Five cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.3152, up 1.5 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk jumped 5.5 cents, to $1.3513, and dry whey hit a record 76.25 cents, up 1.7 cents on the week.

Provided courtesy of Dairyline.