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Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets were mixed in the Good Friday holiday shortened week. Block cheese closed Thursday at $1.2350 per pound, down 4 1/2-cents on the week, and 60 cents below a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.17, down 9 cents on the week and 58 cents below a year ago. Twenty one cars of … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets saw little change the first week of April. Block cheese ended Friday at $1.28 per pound, down a penny on the week and 53 1/4-cents below a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.26, down 3 3/4-cents on the week and 49 1/2-cents below a year ago. Seventeen cars of block … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Hopes of a cheese price recovery suffered a setback early this week following a couple weeks of gains. However, Friday’s session ended on an up note with the block price closing at $1.29 per pound, after dipping to $1.25 on Wednesday. The Friday close was down a quarter-cent on the week and 52 cents below … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices continued to move higher early in the third week of March but ended on a down note. The block price crept up to $1.3050 but closed Friday at $1.2925 per pound, still 4 1/4-cents above the previous week, but 50 3/4-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel hit $1.37 on Thursday … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices continued to recover the second week of March. The 40-pound block price ended the week at $1.25 per pound, up 5 cents, but still 56 cents below that week a year ago. The 500-pound barrels closed Friday at $1.3175, up 9 3/4-cents on the week, but 42 1/4-cents below a year ago, … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Cheese prices reversed five weeks of gains the last week of February, likely in response to Friday’s Cold Storage data and lots of product coming to the market. The blocks closed Friday at $1.1750 per pound, down 13 1/2-cents on the week and 89 1/2-cents below a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.18, down 9 … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review CME cash cheese prices moved higher for the fifth consecutive week but weakened at week’s end as lots of product made its way to the market. The 40-pound block price climbed to $1.33 but ended the President’s Day holiday-shortened week at $1.31 per pound, up 7 cents on the week, but 76 1/4-cents below that … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review The second week of February saw continued strength in cash cheese with the block price inching higher for the fourth consecutive week, closing Friday at $1.24 per pound, up 8 1/4-cents on the week, but 81 cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.23, also up 8 1/4-cents on the week, but … Read More

Dairy Markets Week in Review Block and barrel cheese prices strengthened the last week of January. The block price closed Friday morning at $1.15 per pound, up 7 1/2-cents on the week, 2 cents above support, but 65 cents below that week a year ago when blocks jumped 15 cents, to $1.80. Barrel finished the final week of January at … Read More