Milk futures were higher in the near months and the cash dairy markets were higher except butter Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
January Class III milk was up $0.02 at $15.14. February was up $0.21 at $15.74. March was up $0.12 at $16.28. April was up $0.02 at $17.02. May through December contracts ranged from five cents lower in November to four cents higher in June.
Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.4225. One sale was made at that price.
Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0225 at $1.4575. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4250 to $1.4575.
Cheese barrels were up $0.0450 at $1.4550. Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4450 to $1.4575.
Butter was down $0.0450 at $2.53, falling fifteen and a half cents in three trading sessions. Four sales were recorded on Monday, ranging from $2.53 to $2.5425.
Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0075 at $1.18. Two sales were recorded at that price.
