Milk futures were mostly lower and the cash dairy markets were higher except butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
November Class III milk was down $0.03 at $17.12. December was down $0.09 at $17.04. January was down $0.07 at $17.15. February was down $0.03 at $17.51. March through September contracts ranged from eight cents lower in March to fifteen cents higher in July.
Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.3950. Two sales were recorded at that price.
Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 at $1.64. Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.64 to $1.6550.
Cheese barrels were up $0.03 at $1.65. Two sales were recorded at that price.
Butter prices continued to plunge Thursday, down $0.0975 at $2.70 for a three-day drop of more than 30 cents. Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $2.70 to $2.75.
Nonfat dry milk was up $0.02 at $1.20. One sale was recorded at that price.
