Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started Monday higher supported prerecord positioning ahead of this week’s supply and demand report.

March Class III milk five cents higher at $16.35.  April up 11 cents at $17.75.  May 13 cents higher at $18.27.  June up 14 cents at $18.27.  July through September contracts 10 to 11 cents higher.

Dry whey up $0.0150 at $0.5950. 

Blocks unchanged at $1.7325. 

Barrels unchanged at $1.5075. 

Butter up $0.0025 at $1.6925.  Five trades were made ranging from $1.6725 to $1.6925.

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