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Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets remain depressed at the midpoint of June Dairy month. The block cheese price closed Friday at $1.1175 per pound, down 3 1/4-cents on the week, 84 1/4-cents below a year ago, and 1 1/4- cents below the support price. Twenty nine cars traded hands on the week plus, 12 of barrel. … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets in Chicago saw little change the second week of June Dairy Month but milk futures saw heavy losses across the board. The block cheese price closed Friday at $1.15 per pound, up a quarter-cent on the week, but 89 cents below a year ago, that’s when the blocks tumbled 12 cents, … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The block cheese price closed the first Friday of June Dairy month at $1.1475 per pound, down a half-cent on the week, and $1.0125 below a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.10, unchanged on the week, but $1.05 below a year ago. 21 carloads of block found new homes on the week and five of … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Wholesale dairy product prices remain depressed but are showing a little strength. While retail dairy product prices are down from a year ago, to the delight of consumers, dairy farm milk prices remain far below the cost of production. The Memorial Day holiday-shortened week saw block cheese close at $1.1525 per pound, up a penny … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets showed little reaction to the April milk production data although the block cheese price closed Friday at $1.14 per pound, up three-quarters of a cent on the week, but almost half of what it was a year ago when it hit a record $2.2850. Barrel closed Friday at $1.08, unchanged on … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices continued to weaken the first full week in May with blocks closing Friday at $1.1375 per pound, down 1 1/2-cents on the week, 86 cents below a year ago, and just three quarters of a cent above the government support price. Barrel closed at $1.0550, down 3 1/4-cents on the week, 92 … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cheese trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended April on a down note. The blocks closed Friday at $1.1525 per pound, down 2 3/4-cents on the week, 78 3/4-cents below a year ago, and just 2 1/4-cents above the support price. The barrels closed Friday at $1.0875, down 2 cents on the week, 84 1/4-cents … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The block cheese price closed Friday at $1.18 per pound, up a penny on the week but 74 1/2-cents below a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.1075, down a quarter-cent on the week, and 77 1/4-cents below a year ago. Twenty nine cars of block traded hands on the week and 13 of barrel. The … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cheese prices continue to weaken, further discouraging farmers whose milk check hinges on those prices. The 40-pound block price closed Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange at $1.17 per pound, down 6 1/2-cents on the week and 73 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. The 500-pound barrels closed at $1.11, down 6 cents on … Read More