Retail Dairy Prices: Milk & American Cheese Prices Decrease

Milk prices dropped $0.010 to $3.303 per gallon. There has not been much movement in milk prices over the past three months. Butter prices improved by $0.087 to $3.242, which sets a new high for the year.

Retail Dairy Prices Board

Prices May June July Aug. Change Report   Milk: Fresh, Whole 3.178 3.297 3.313 3.303 -0.010 Report   Butter: Salted, Grade AA 2.922 2.953 3.155 3.242 0.087 Report   Cheese: American 3.912 4.074 3.956 3.811 -0.145 Report   Cheese: Cheddar, Natural 4.713 4.525 4.631 4.650 0.019 Report   Ice Cream: Pre-packaged 4.563 4.528 4.432 4.421 -0.011 Report

REPORT THIS MONTH LAST MONTH DIFFERENCE   Butter: Salted, Grade AA 3.242 3.155 0.087 BUTTER: SALTED, GRADE AA 10 MONTHS 27 MONTHS THIS YEAR Average 2.880 2.918 2.870 High 3.242 3.287 3.242 Low 2.612 2.612 2.612

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