Butter Prices Rise In Market News Highlights
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw all butter grades rise 6.4 cents per pound. Grade AA and A hit 1.53 and 1.50 dollars, while Grade B reached 1.50. Green Bay cheese blocks climbed to 1.27 and barrel cheese to 1.22. Milk supplies remain tight as Wisconsin shipments head south and cream remains scarce. The CCC bought no butter for the first time since 1984, with cheese purchases at 12.1 million pounds, the lowest since 1985. milk movement to Florida continues, and an Order 30 call may follow as school openings approach.
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Florida
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
USDA
Daily Market News
Midwest cattle prices ease as dressed beef demand falls
U S Agriculture Department monitored markets show lower prices for fed steers and heifers across Midwest terminals last week due to cheaper dressed beef and a buildup of supplies. South St. Paul bids ranged from 52 to 63 cents for fed steers and hogs at 62 to 63 cents, with Holstein steers 43 to 51 cents and cull cows down to 26 to 39 cents. slaughter hogs and lambs also eased. Feeder cattle remained firm with steers 52 to 74 cents and Holstein feeders 41 to 53 cents. the report notes weight shifts and seasonal trends impacting prices.
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Tractor crushes 76 year old on Melrose farm
Jackson County authorities report Robert Bible 76 was killed when a tractor towing a mower crushed him against an apple tree limb while backing the machine at his Melrose farm. Coroner Barbara Haldeman identified the victim.
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Robert Bible
Crop prospects dull corn markets and trim prices
Crop prospects reduced corn markets as yellow corn fell sharply last week. Lack of storage for old crop stocks and hopes for a bumper fall crop pressured prices in Omaha and Minneapolis with farmers adjusting storage plans. Wheat rose modestly while oats barley and soybeans showed weak or uncertain trends amid plentiful old crops and weak export demand.
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