Milk Prices Can’t Find Momentum

Milk continues to struggle to find momentum higher. Here’s where the prices landed today.

Those in Class III markets will feel the brunt of some of the lowest prices in years. While relief is coming in the form of lower feed prices, a drop in costs won’t be enough to offset their declining milk checks.
Those in Class III markets will feel the brunt of some of the lowest prices in years. While relief is coming in the form of lower feed prices, a drop in costs won’t be enough to offset their declining milk checks.
(Farm Journal)

Milk continues to struggle to find momentum higher. Cheese fell below $2 in the spot trade. Cheddar Blocks fell 4 ¼ cents to $1.99 ¾ and Barrels fell 2 ½ cents to $1.98/lb. Butter fell ¼ of a penny to $3.15/lb. Powders were mixed with Grade A non Fat Dry milk unchanged at $1.42/lb and Dry Whey falling a penny to $0.43/lb.

Class III milk followed Cheese. October unchanged at $21.78, with November down 38 to $20.47 and December down a quarter to $19.10/cwt.

Class IV milk was mixed with October 2 higher at $24.91, November fell 11 to $23.67, and December down 27 to $21.25/cwt.

Grain complex continued its sideways movement. With corn at $6.85/bu, soybeans falling ¼ cent to $13.81 ¾ and sboybean meal falling back $6.90 to $408.70/ton.

With Ever.Ag this is Jenny Wackershauser on Know your Markets.

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