The Dairy markets were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday.
January milk was up $.05 at $13.88. February was up $.02 at $13.56. March was up $.02 to $13.54. April was down $.02 closing at $13.71. The rest of the 2018 milk futures were all down except August, which was up two cents.
Grade AA Butter was down $.0125 closing at $2.12. Seven carloads were sold ranging from $2.1125 to $2.1225.
Barrels were down $.0050 to $1.3450. Six carloads were sold ranging from $1.3450 to $1.35.
40-pound blocks were up $.0150 to $1.5650. One carload of blocks was sold at $1.5725.
Nonfat dry milk was down $.0075 at $.7075 per pound. Seventeen carloads were sold ranging from $.7050 to $.7125.
The CME Group is planning to introduce a new Dry Whey Spot Call market to its electronic auction platform. CME will announce a start date for the addition in the second quarter of this year.