
Class III milk futures on the CME fell on Monday, with December down $0.14 to $20.17. Cheese blocks dropped $0.25 to $2.1250 and butter closed down at $2.93, while nonfat dry milk slipped to $1.39.
Lower Class III futures and spot cheese point to weaker milk value, which tends to reduce dairy-based feed ingredient demand and lower farm milk checks.
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Nov 28 declines in cheese blocks, butter and nonfat dry milk pushed Class III futures lower, establishing the downward momentum that carried into Nov 30.