Milk prices were mixed in February.
USDA’s Ag Marketing Service reports the Class III price for February was $16.88 per hundredweight, which is 11-cents more than January and $3.08 higher than last February. The Class IV price dropped six cents in February to $15.59, but it’s still $2.11 higher than February of 2016. Class II gained sixteen cents in February to $16.52.
In January, the U.S. milk price was 18.90 per hundredweight, but producers in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin all had prices higher than the national average.
Continue reading February dairy prices mixed at Brownfield Ag News.
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