Milk futures and the cash dairy markets were lower except for whey Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
December Class III milk was down $0.05 at $16.18. January was down $0.17 at $16.29. February was down $0.23 at $16.53. March was down $0.10 at $17.26. April through November contracts ranged from three cents lower in July, August, and October to ten cents lower in May.
Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.3950. No sales were recorded.
Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.02 at $1.58. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.58 to $1.60.
Cheese barrels were down $0.0575 at $1.4925. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4925 to $1.54.
Butter was down $0.0750 at $2.50. Four sales were recorded, ranging from $2.50 to $2.5775.
Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0025 at $1.1625. One sale was recorded at that price.
