# Lee Mielke: Dairy prices show hesitation | Capital Press

> Block Cheddar closed the first Friday of April at $1.66 per pound, up 1.5 cents on the week, and barrels closed at $1.575. Central cheesemakers reported demand edging up ahead of the holidays after a dismal winter buying period.

- Date: 2019-04-09 · published 2019-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59726-lee-mielke-dairy-prices-show-hesitation-capital-press
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Firmer cheese demand and steady production point to modestly supportive Class III milk values, which can influence dairy-based feed ingredient demand such as DDGS and milk price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2019/04/09/lee-mielke-dairy-prices-show-hesitation/

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