Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started the holiday-shortened week to the higher side Tuesday supported by improving global trade, while most cash markets came to a standstill.

February Class III milk a penny higher at $15.64.  March up 14 cents at $16.70.  April up 12 cents at $17.26.  May a dime higher at $17.50.  June through August contracts four to nine cents higher.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.5425. 

Blocks unchanged at $1.5575. 

Barrels unchanged at $1.49. 

Butter up $0.06 at $1.4550.  Two trades were made at that price.

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