# Mielke: Benchmark milk prices climbing | TheFencePost.com

> The March Federal order Class III benchmark milk price rose 82 cents from February to $14.22 per hundredweight, though it remained $1.59 below March 2017. The Class IV price reached $13.04, up 17 cents from February. Class III futures were quoted with April at $14.41 and June at $15.05.

- Date: 2018-04-13 · published 2018-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65516-mielke-benchmark-milk-prices-climbing-thefencepost-com
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Class III and Class IV benchmarks and firmer futures suggest milk prices are recovering, supporting dairy-based feed ingredient values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thefencepost.com: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/mielke-benchmark-milk-prices-climbing/

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