Cheese prices continued to move higher this week with the blocks closing Friday at $1.6025 per pound, up 2 3/4-cents on the week, and 40 1/4-cents above a year ago.
Barrel closed at $1.56, up 3 1/2-cents on the week, and 39 cents above a year ago.

Cheese prices have strengthened for six consecutive weeks. Six cars of block traded hands on the week and eight of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.4369, up 2.6 cents from the previous week, and barrel averaged $1.4766, up 5.6 cents.

Cash butter closed Friday at $1.80, up 2 1/2-cents on the week, and 54 cents above a year ago. Butter has also increased for six weeks in a row. Only one car was sold all week. NASS butter averaged $1.7438, up 2.4 cents.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.21, down three quarters on the week, while Extra Grade held all week at $1.2250. NASS powder averaged $1.2335, up 0.1 cent, and dry whey averaged 36.15 cents, down 0.1 cent.

Provided courtesy of Dairyline.