A pretty strong finish to the month in the dairy markets. Cash cheese barrels gained 3.5 cents, blocks added 1.5 cents and butter increased 3.25 cents on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class III futures responded with April up 7 cents, May increased 11 cents, the June contract added 16 cents and October was up 26 cents for the day.
For the month: cash cheese barrels increased 10.75 cents, blocks are 3.5 cents higher, butter gained 9 cents and nonfat dry milk lost 18 cents. March Class III slipped 19 cents, April lost 22 cents and May declined 25 cents from March 1st.