A Progressive Dairy article
For the first time all summer, the Class III milk price rose in August. After nearing one of the lowest prices of the year to date in July, the August Class III milk price climbed $1.12 per hundredweight (cwt) to $16.64 per cwt. Just as Class III improved, the other classes took a hit, with Class II down more than $3 per cwt and Class IV falling nearly $1 from the previous month, as reported in the August USDA Announcement of Class and Component Prices report released Sept. 2.
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