Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mixed Wednesday following the direction of the cash market.

September Class III milk down three cents at $16.70. October up 15 cents at $17.60. November 14 cents higher at $17.61. December up seven cents at $17.70. January through March contracts unchanged to a nickel lower.

Dry whey up $0.0125 at $0.5175. Two sales were made at $0.51 and $0.5125.

Blocks up $0.0175 at $1.7525.

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