Dairy Product Prices: Butter, Cheese & Milk Up

Cheddar Cheese prices received for U.S. 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.32 per pound for the week ending April 10. The price per pound increased 3.1 cents from the previous week. The price for U.S. 500 pound Barrels adjusted to 38 percent moisture averaged $1.36 per pound, up 6.0 cents from the previous week.

Butter prices received for 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting USDA Grade AA standards averaged $1.47 per pound for the week ending April 10. The U.S. price per pound increased 2.3 cents from the previous week.

Nonfat Dry Milk prices received for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade or USPH Grade A standards averaged $1.11 per pound for the week ending April 10. The U.S. price per pound increased 4.5 cents from the previous week.

Dry Whey prices received for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade standards averaged 36.3 cents per pound for the week ending April 10. The U.S. price per pound decreased 1.9 cents from the previous week.

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