Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange found strength Thursday ahead of the cold storage report while cash markets were mixed.

March Class III milk up six cents at $18.10. April 40 cents higher at $19.76. May up 28 cents at $18.95. June six cents higher at $18.66. July through September contracts unchanged to 18 cents lower.

Dry whey down $0.01 at $0.4375.

Blocks up $0.04 at $2.0550. Three trades were made from $2.03 to $2.0550.

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