CME Dairy Price Flash

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MD DA997 CME Group - Daily Cash Trading - Week to Date                                    
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
MADISON, WI.  December 31, 2012 (REPORT 1)                                                

      CME Group, CHICAGO, IL                                                              
                                                                                          
   Daily Cash Trading on Monday, December 31, 2012                                        
                                                                                          
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                 :            CLOSE          :        CHANGE                              
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CHEESE                                                                                    
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  BARRELS        :            $1.7100        :          N.C.                              
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  40# BLOCKS     :            $1.7600        :         .0200                              
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NONFAT DRY MILK                                                                           
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  EXTRA GRADE    :            $1.5600        :          N.C.                              
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  GRADE A        :            $1.5575        :          N.C.                              
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BUTTER                                                                                    
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  GRADE AA       :            $1.4975        :          N.C.                              
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Close represents US $ per pound. Change is price change from     
previous close. Information disseminated by USDA, Dairy Market   
News - Madison, WI                                               
1226C   (608) 278-4200                                           

1. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
2. Help for flood affected farmers
3. Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
4. Vilsack: Food, Farm and Jobs Bill critical for U.S. producers
5. Ag markets decidedly mixed on Friday morning
6. Dairy among best snacks for diabetics

1. Beware of the soy milk after-taste face
2. Monsters love milk, too
3. What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
4. Salma Hayek: Milk part of 'perfect' breakfast
5. Activists at the door
6. IDFA: Opposition to Dairy Supply Management mounts

1. Analysis: Dairy Security Act better for farmers, taxpayers
2. IDFA: Opposition to Dairy Supply Management mounts
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop