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Dairy markets mixed Tuesday

Dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Class III milk futures for December were up $.04 to $15.25.

January milk was down $.07 at $14.39.  February was down $.10 at $14.44.  March was down $.04 to $14.52.  Prices for later in 2018 were either up or unchanged Tuesday.

Grade AA Butter closed down $.0225 at $2.185.  Five carloads of butter were sold with one topping at $2.19.

Barrels were down $.05 at $1.54.  Fourteen carloads of barrels were sold ranging from $1.585 down to $1.54.

40-pound blocks were up $.06 at $1.61.  Two carloads of blocks were sold.