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CME dairy markets see big gains Tuesday

Most milk futures and cash dairy prices spiked higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. 

The first four months of 2022 all saw $.75 cent price increases Tuesday.  January Class III milk was up $.75 at $20.75.  February closed up $.75 at $21.79.  March closed up $.75 at $21.44.  April was up $.75 at $21.10.  May through December contracts ranged from nineteen to seventy-five cents higher.

Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7525.  No sales were recorded.

Cheese Blocks closed up $.0350 at $2.0150.  Two sales were recorded at $2.00 and $2.01.

Cheese Barrels jumped $.0875 higher, closing at $1.80.  No sales were recorded.   

Butter was up $.16 at $2.65.  There were thirteen sales ranging from $2.58 to $2.66.

Nonfat dry milk unchanged at $1.6450.  Three sales were recorded from $1.6350 to $1.64.