COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark drops 84 cents from March, is $3.02 below April 2023

MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the April Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $15.50 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 84 cents from March and $3.02 below April 2023, brought down by falling prices in cheese, nonfat dry milk, and whey. The four month Class III average stands at $15.77, down from…