# Cheese Market Activity Bolsters Higher Class III Milk Prices - EDairy News English

> Barrel cheddar rose from $1.55 to $1.9525 per pound since early March, and 40-pound blocks reached $1.99. The February Class III price was $17.78, with March possibly near $18.00 as cheese strength lifts the price.

- Date: 2023-03-27 · published 2023-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36863-cheese-market-activity-bolsters-higher-class-iii-milk-prices-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger cheese prices lift Class III milk values, improving producer returns, though USDA still expects milk output growth to pressure prices later in 2023.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/cheese-market-prices/

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