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Dairy Markets Week in Review CME cash cheese reversed gears the first week of November. Block closed Friday at $1.65 per pound, up 4 1/4-cents on the week, but 40 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. It had lost 19 cents since October 23. Barrel, after dropping to $1.6075 on Wednesday, rallied and closed Friday at $1.6375, still 4 … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices continue to weaken at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and block closed on Halloween at a ghoulish $1. 6075 per pound, down 13 cents on the week, 40 1/4-cents below a year ago, and the lowest its been since May 2007. Barrel closed at $1.6850, unchanged on the week, but 22 3/4-cents below … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cheese price roller coaster reversed two weeks of losses. Block closed Friday (October 10th), at $1.88 per pound, up 7 cents on the week and 3 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.8350, up 4 1/4 cents on the week but 3 1/4-cents below a year ago. Three cars of block traded … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash crash happened Tuesday on cheese at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, though there was a short lived rally on Thursday. When the dust settled Friday morning the blocks has fallen to $1.81 per pound, down 13 cents on the week and 7 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.7925, down … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash block cheese continues to creep toward the $2 mark again but stopped short at $1.94, down 1 1/2-cents on the week but four cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.9525, up two cents on the week and 10 1/4-cents above a year ago. Eight Cars of block traded hands on … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash block cheese gained another 11 3/4-cents the second week of September, closing Friday at $1.9025 per pound, but that’s 8 3/4-cents below a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.8825, up 10 3/4-cents on the week but 10 3/4-cents below a year ago. Only one car of block traded hands on the week and four … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets gained ground the first week of September. Block cheese closed Friday morning at $1.7850 per pound, up 8 1/4-cents on the week, but 35 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.7750, up 14 1/4-cents on the week but 29 1/2-cents below a year ago. Seven cars … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash cheese roller coaster started the week heading down but rallied a little bit with 40-pound block closing Friday at $1.7125 per pound, down 4 3/4-cents on the week and 26 cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.6625, down 7 1/2-cents on the week, and 27cents below a year ago. … Read More