Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher Thursday as some newfound strength in cash markets carried into futures.

February Class III milk 17 cents higher at $15.66.  March up 75 cents at $17.03.  April up 75 cents at $17.54.  May up 61 cents at $17.71.  June through August contracts 32 to 57 cents higher.

Dry whey up $0.0025 at $0.5425. 

Blocks up $0.0225 at $1.5925.  Five sales were made ranging from $1.5825 to $1.5925.

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