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COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark jumps $1.32 from May, highest since December 2022
The June Federal order Class III benchmark milk price was announced at $19.87 per hundredweight, up $1.32 from May, $4.96 above June 2023, and the highest Class III price since Dec. 2022. The six-month Class III average stands at $16.92, down from $17.48 a …