Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher Thursday as declines in grains and gains in cash prices buoyed markets.
October Class III milk down six cents at $17.90. November 59 cents higher at $19.91. December up 59 cents at $19.64. January up 48 cents at $18.81. February through April contracts 17 to 36 cents higher.
Dry whey up $0.01 at $0.61. One sale was made at $0.6050.
Blocks up $0.01 at $1.76.