Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continue higher Monday with optimism for another food box program purchase while cash trade remained quietly higher.

October Class III milk unchanged at $21.63.  November 57 cents higher at $22.76.  December up 83 at $20.99.  January 49 cents higher at $18.59.  February through April contracts three cents lower to 14 cents higher.

Dry whey up $0.0050 at $0.39.  One trade was made at that price. 

Blocks unchanged at $2.7725. 

Barrels unchanged at $2.4550. 

Butter up $0.0050 at $1.44. 

Nonfat dry milk down $0.0050 at $1.0975.

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