Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were continued higher Thursday as traders pick back up steam from the holiday-shortened week.

July Class III milk up 14 cents at $17.09. August up 67 cents at $17.59. September 62 cents higher at $17.78. October up 41 cents at $18.44. November through January contracts 12 to 33 cents higher.

Dry whey down $0.01 at $0.4875. One sale was made at $0.4850.

Blocks unchanged at $1.71.

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