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CME block cheddar rose to $1.86 per pound before falling to $1.74 after news that the Farms to Families food box program would end. Blocks recovered to a $1.78 close and barrels closed at $1.69 that week.
Traders were also weighing the Global Dairy Trade auction and the upcoming March milk production report.
Loss of government food box purchases removes a demand support for dairy products, which can pressure cheese and butter prices, though the market recovered much of the drop.
en.edairynews.comDamián MoraisApr 21, 2021After 93 past neutral policy events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.6%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
