Cash dairy trading didn’t see a lot of change the last week of April but the block cheese price closed 2 cents higher, at $1.3875 per pound, 23 1/2-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.38, up 3 1/4-cents on the week, and 29 1/4-cents above a year ago. Only two cars of block traded hands on the week and one of barrel. The U.S. average, NASS-surveyed block price gained 4.7 cents, hitting $1.4384. Barrel averaged $1.4209, down 1.2 cents.

Butter closed Friday at $1.62, up a nickel on the week, and 39 cents above a year ago. Nothing was sold. NASS butter averaged $1.5153, up 2 cents.

Grade A and Extra Grade nonfat dry milk closed unchanged on the week at $1.2975 and $1.25 respectively. NASS powder averaged $1.1774, up 3.4 cents, and dry whey averaged 35.23 cents, down 1.2 cents.

Provided courtesy of Dairyline.