COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark milk prices drop $1.65 from January

MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The March Federal order Class III benchmark milk price crept higher, propelled by higher cheese, butter, and dry whey prices. The Agriculture Department announced the price at $18.10 per hundredweight, up 32 cents from February, but $4.35 below March 2022. The first quarter average stands at $18.44, down from $21.25…