# Dairy price roller coaster ride continues | Capital Press

> Cash cheddar blocks closed the week at $1.4950 per pound, down 4.5 cents on the week and 8 cents below a year ago. Barrels finished at $1.46, while butter rose to around $2.17 per pound, up 7.25 cents on the week.

- Date: 2018-02-27 · published 2018-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66488-dairy-price-roller-coaster-ride-continues-capital-press
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Midwest milk supplies pressured cheese, while firmer butter reflects tightening cream supplies; the mixed moves give dairy feed buyers a mixed price signal.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2018/02/27/dairy-price-roller-coaster-ride-continues/

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