Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange again closed higher Thursday as cash markets as price optimism for 2022 continues.

December Class III milk up a penny at $18.43. January 17 cents higher at $20.18. February 38 cents higher at $20.83. March up 34 cents at $20.79. April through June 12 to 17 cents higher.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.75.

Blocks up $0.03 at $1.98. Two sales were made at $1.9725 and $1.98.

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