Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange opened the week in lower trade pressured by declining cheese trade.

May Class III milk down three cents at $18.85.  June down 44 cents at $18.92. July down 22 cents at $19.42. August down 15 cents at $19.47. September through November contracts 14 to 20 cents lower.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.64.

Blocks down $0.0425 at $1.6825. Four trades were made at that price.

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