Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started the week lower anticipating bearish USDA reports and seeing little cash activity Monday.

January Class III milk unchanged at $16.16.  February down 50 cents at $15.96.  March 50 cents lower at $17.04.  April down 23 cents at $17.31.  May through July contracts seven to 15 cents lower.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.54. 

Blocks unchanged at $1.61. 

Barrels unchanged at $1.3925.  Two sales were made at $1.39 and $1.3925.

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