# Milk futures, cash dairy trade mostly higher - Brownfield Ag News

> Class III milk futures on the CME rose across most contract months, with March at $22.26 and April at $23.17. Cash markets were mostly higher, with butter up to $2.6925 and blocks up to $2.03, while the Global Dairy Trade index rose 5.1 percent.

- Date: 2022-03-01 · published 2022-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8433-milk-futures-cash-dairy-trade-mostly-higher-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising futures and cash dairy prices signal tighter global dairy supply and firm demand, which supports dairy-linked feed demand and cost expectations for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-03-02 | 1 | +6.3% | 3.9 | Same-window market report shows Class III futures and cash cheese/butter trade rising across most contract months alongside the GDT gain, directly describing the price move. |
| MILK | 2022-03-08 | 5 | +8.5% | 2.8 | Class III futures and cash cheese/butter rose on 2022-03-01 alongside GDT, directly reflecting the start of the price move. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/milk-futures-cash-dairy-higher-45/
- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/milk-futures-cash-dairy-trade-mostly-higher-12/

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