Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower at midweek as did most cash markets while grains found strength.

September Class III milk down a penny at $16.58. October down 12 cents at $17.15. November five cents lower at $17.06. December down eight cents at $17.40. January through March contracts four cents lower to four cents higher.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.5250.

Blocks down $0.0050 at $1.7950. Three trades were made from $1.7750 to $1.7950.

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