Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed significantly higher Friday as the second round of COVID relief and more food box program buying shot strength through futures and cash markets.

September Class III milk up four cents at $16.29.  October 55 cents higher at $19.59.  November up 75 cents at $18.70.  December 52 cents higher at $17.51.  January through March contracts 12 to 35 cents higher.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.3550. 

Blocks up $0.2275 at $2.6275.  One trade was made at that price. 

Barrels unchanged at $1.6350.  One trade was made at that price

Butter up $0.0675 at $1.5975.  Twelve trades were made ranging from $1.56 to $1.60.

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