# Milk futures, cash dairy mostly lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Class III milk futures were mostly lower on follow-through selling and demand uncertainty, with October down 14 cents to $15.77. Cash cheese blocks slipped to $1.61 and barrels fell 5 cents to $1.45, while butter rose 3 cents to $2.4475. USDA said Midwest milk supplies had tightened after Hurricane Irma slowed production in the Southeast and Texas bottlers rebuilt inventories after Harvey.

- Date: 2017-09-15 · published 2017-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69082-milk-futures-cash-dairy-mostly-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related disruptions to milk supply tightened some regional availability, but weaker futures and cheese prices indicate limited price support for dairy and related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/milk-futures-cash-dairy-mostly-lower-25/

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