Front-month milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued mostly higher with expectations for more USDA dairy purchases while further out contracts took a dip.

December Class III milk down three cents at $15.67.  January 62 cents higher at $17.00.  February 60 cents higher at $17.80.  March up 16 cents at $17.69.  April through June contracts six to 30 cents lower.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.4675. 

Blocks down $0.0275 at $1.6475.  Three sales were made at $1.65 and $1.6750. 

Barrels down $0.07 at $1.5550. 

Butter up $0.0050 at $1.5250.  Fifteen trades were made ranging from $1.52 to $1.5325. 

Nonfat dry milk unchanged at $1.1475.  Two trades were made at $1.1450 and $1.1475.

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