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Butter prices show first sign of strengthening as others wait for the flush

After weakening through March, commodity prices are showing some tentative signs of improvement with butter jumping from the €5,500 (£4,719) zone to as high as €5,950 (£5,106) for some trades

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Butter prices show first sign of strengthening as others wait for the flush

These real market prices have also been boosted by the futures markets, which have positively soared by over €350 (£300) over the last two weeks to top €6,000 (£5,149) again. It has not been at this level...

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