USDA: August farm prices rise slightly, but input costs still outpace gains

The USDA says farmers made and paid a little bit more in August than they did in July. The USDA’s index of prices received was up 1% on the month thanks to gains in cattle, calves, strawberries, and lettuce, against losses in corn, broilers, market eggs, and grapes. The index of prices paid was 0.9% […]

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Cash dairy prices steady Friday at the CME

*This updates a previous report from earlier. Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged in light trading Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up

No CME cash dairy trading Friday

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange had limited trading activity Friday following the Christmas holiday, and cash dairy trading isn’t scheduled to resume