What's going on in the dairy industry?

[freeradical]

I bought a gallon of milk today for $2.25. The price seems to go down every time I buy it. A year ago it cost twice as much. Other foods have not declined in price.

[mrbigstuff]

check this out; it's been a problem for a while now.
farm aid link

[mattkime]

supply and demand

[TheCaber]

How about CAN$6.87 for 4 liters (1 gallon + 1/2 pint) of milk?
That's UP CAN$0.02 from two weeks ago.

Gasoline is now CAN$1.045 per liter (CAN$3.956/gallon).
That's UP CAN$0.006/L from last week.

and CAN$1.00 nearly at parity with US$1.00. Oh, joy!

[deckeda]

mrbigstuff wrote:
check this out; it's been a problem for a while now.
farm aid link

I wonder what's changed since then, because freeradical noted the lower price happening now.

We usually get 1/2g of organic. It's been around $3.60 for awhile, maybe $3.90.

[JoeH]

freeradical wrote:
I bought a gallon of milk today for $2.25. The price seems to go down every time I buy it. A year ago it cost twice as much. Other foods have not declined in price.

Many grocery stores price milk as a loss-leader. So its price may have nothing to do with market prices. The practice is banned in some states.

[thermarest]

It was down to $1.79 in my area for a while this winter. Today I paid $1.99.

[C(-)ris]

Just paid $1.99 for a gallon at Target in MN.

[NewtonMP2100]

....think they are MILKing it for all it's worth.....

[Speedy]

We aren't far from Eau Claire so we pay a premium.