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Class III milk futures were mixed, with May down $0.06 at $12.87 and July up $0.18 at $13.33. Spot cash cheese fell to its lowest level since March 2010, with barrels at $1.315 and blocks at $1.305.
Cheese prices at multi-year lows signal oversupply in dairy markets, which keeps milk prices and dairy-sector feed demand weak.
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Spot cash cheese fell to its lowest level since March 2010 on May 5, and cheese is the main driver of Class III futures, so this directly pressures the price.