Cash dairy prices mixed Friday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.06 at $0.68. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.4975. Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4950 to $1.5075. Cheese barrels were up $0.02 at $1.49. No sales were recorded. Butter prices were up […]
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