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Dairy Markets Week in Review Talk about Happy Thanksgiving….Cash block cheese this week matched the record $2.20 per pound set in April 2004 and closed the holiday-shortened week a nickel higher than the previous week and 81 3/4-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed Wednesday at $2.08, also up a nickel on the week and 65 1/4-cenet above … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Block cheese continued to get bid higher the second week of November and closed Friday at $2.15 per pound, up 9 1/2-cents on the week, and 72 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel, after losing a penny and a quarter on Wednesday, rallied, and closed Friday at $2.03, up 2 3/4-cents on the week, 59 … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Holiday buying and continued export demand sent dairy prices higher this week, but the market is under pressure. Block cheese closed the week at $2.0550 per pound, up 4 1/2-cents on the week, and 65 1/2-cents above a year ago. Barrel started the week, dipping to $1.90, but rallied and closed Friday at $2.0025, up … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese topped $2.00 for the third time this year. Forty-pound block cheese closed Friday at $2.01 per pound, up a penny on the week, and 69 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel climbed to $1.93 but lost ground Friday, closing at $1.9125, up a quarter-cent on the week, and 60 cents above a year … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cheese market strengthened the week of October 22, with block cheese closing Friday at $2.00 per pound, up 15 1/4-cents on the week, and 76 cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.91, up 3 1/4-cents on the week, and 66 1/4-cents above a year ago. Twenty eight cars of block traded hands … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets saw some strength early in the week but it petered out in anticipation of Thursday’s Milk Production report. Block cheese, after climbing to $1.88 on Wednesday, closed Friday at $1.8475 per pound, unchanged on the week, but 56 3/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.8775, up a penny on … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The second week of October saw more weakness in the cheese market. Block closed Friday at $1.8475, down 3 3/4-cents on the week, but still 64 1/2-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.8675, down 2 1/4-cents on the week, but also 64 1/2-cents above a year ago. Fourteen cars of block … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash market saw some strength early in the first week of October but ended Friday on a down note for block cheese and butter. Block closed at $1.8850 per pound, down 1 1/2-cents on the week, but 67 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.89, up 4 cents on the week, and … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets saw a little strength the following week. Block cheese closed Friday at $1.90 per pound, up a nickel on the week, and 64 cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.85, down five cents on the week, but 55 cents above a year ago. 31 cars of block … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Block cheese plummeted this week and closed at $1.8150 per pound, down 17 1/2-cents on the week, but still 48 1/2-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.90, down 9 cents on the week, but 56 cents above a year ago. Sixteen cars of block traded hands and 10 of barrel. The … Read More