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Entries for month: January 2010

CME Spot Markets - 1/29/2010

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.5150/lb, unchanged with 4 trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.5050/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Butter closed at $1.3300/lb, unchanged with 5 trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.1900/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2400/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Category: From the Trading Floor

Headlines 1/29/2010

Leprino Foods Disavows Dairy Accused of Abuse

NFO Launching Probiotic Milk Project

Bids Fail to Melt Cheesemaker Murray Goulbourn

Codex Milk Group Faces Stalemate Over Processed Cheese Definition

More Tainted Dairy Products Found in Chinese Stores  

Category: Headlines

Weekly Slaughter

Dairy cow slaughter for the week ending January 16 was 58,115 head, down 11.3% from the same week last year.

 

Category: Flashes

CME Spot Markets - 1/28/2010

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.5150/lb, unchanged with 1 trade.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.5050/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Butter closed at $1.3300/lb, down $0.0500/lb with 1 trade.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.1900/lb, down $0.0100/lb with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2400/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Category: From the Trading Floor

Headlines 1/28/2010

China: Don't Drink the Milk

Wimm-Bill-Dann Sales Hit by Milk Shortage

KS Legislature Asked to Raise Some Dairy Fees

NZ: Abandon Giant Dairy Plans, Urges Watchdog

Dean Foods to Contest Lawsuit

US Cattle Herd Falls to 1958 Low as Losses Climb, Survey Says  

Australian CPI Figures Reveal Drop in Dairy Prices

Category: Headlines

CME Spot Markets - 1/27/2010

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.5150/lb, unchanged with 2 trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.5050/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Butter closed at $1.3800/lb, down $0.0400/lb with 4 trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2000/lb, down $0.0200/lb with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2400/lb, unchanged with no trades.

 

Category: From the Trading Floor

Headlines 1/27/2010

Oregon Milk Attracts East Coast Gelato Maker

Cheese Products Recalled

Dairy Downturn Reduces Demand for Young Heifers

Category: Headlines

CME Spot Markets - 1/26/2010

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.5150/lb, up $0.0100/lb with 1 trade.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.5050/lb, down $0.0100/lb with 3 trades.

Butter closed at $1.4200/lb, down $0.0150/lb with 3 trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2200/lb, down $0.0300/lb with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2400/lb, down $0.0600/lb with no trades.

 

Category: From the Trading Floor

Headlines 1/26/2010

Computer-driven Trading Raises Meltdown Fears

Dean Foods Driving Up Milk Prices?

Kraft Singles Campaign

McDonald's Worker Fired for an Extra Slice of Cheese

Dissecting the Kraft-Cadbury Deal

Fonterra Farmers Have Month to Commit to New Payment System

Foremost Farms to Get $11 Million for Rothschild Expansion

EU Dairy Fund Consultation Launched

 

Category: Headlines

CME Spot Markets - 1/25/2010

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.5050/lb, up $0.0250/lb with 2 trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.5150/lb, up $0.0100/lb with 7 trades.

Butter closed at $1.4350/lb, down $0.0325/lb with no trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2500/lb, down $0.0500/lb with 1 trade.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.3000/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Category: From the Trading Floor

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