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Dairy analysts Mark Stephenson and Bob Cropp see optimism on prices but flag uncertainty. Cheese stocks fell 2% while butter stocks rose 14%, and milk output rose 4.7% in May and 2.9% in June.
Western heat, drought and water rationing are a concern for future dairy production.
Cheese support against growing butter stocks and rising output leave milk prices mixed, while western drought could eventually tighten dairy and forage supplies.
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