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SweetestOfPeas
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The price of milk
isn't $4.40 a bit much for a gallon of milk? and that's Stop & Shop's brand 
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LuckySV
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Re: The price of milk
I paid $1.13 for a quart of S&S brand. Lat week I paid $1.03. Extra 10 cents in one week is ridiculous.
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:28 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: The price of milk
is CRAZY!!!!
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:29 PM |
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MrsQ
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Re: The price of milk
I heard on the news that a gallon of milk will be going up to $5.00 by the end of this year.
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:30 PM |
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CathyB
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Re: The price of milk
I know, it's crazy. On the news they said that a big part of it is due to the price of corn going up, so the dairy farmers have to pass on the costs in order to survive.
Corn is in huge demand now to be used in the production of ethanol for an alternative fuel, but we don't have enough corn to use for both food and energy. So now some corn is being imported to help meet demand.
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:30 PM |
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Ambersmom
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Re: The price of milk
I had total sticker shock when I bought some last night. Cheaper to actually buy a cow at this point.
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:31 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by MrsQ
I heard on the news that a gallon of milk will be going up to $5.00 by the end of this year.
at this rate, it will be $5 a gallon in 3 weeks. it's been going up every week for months now
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:32 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by CathyB
I know, it's crazy. On the news they said that a big part of it is due to the price of corn going up, so the dairy farmers have to pass on the costs in order to survive.
Corn is in huge demand now to be used in the production of ethanol for an alternative fuel, but we don't have enough corn to use for both food and energy. So now some corn is being imported to help meet demand.
interesting! do you have an article you could post? I would like to read it. thanks!
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:33 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by Ambersmom
I had total sticker shock when I bought some last night. Cheaper to actually buy a cow at this point.
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:33 PM |
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CathyB
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by CathyB
I know, it's crazy. On the news they said that a big part of it is due to the price of corn going up, so the dairy farmers have to pass on the costs in order to survive.
Corn is in huge demand now to be used in the production of ethanol for an alternative fuel, but we don't have enough corn to use for both food and energy. So now some corn is being imported to help meet demand.
interesting! do you have an article you could post? I would like to read it. thanks!
Here's one from ABCNews in May
Here's one on the struggle for small dairy farmers
Trying to find the one I saw in the last week or 2, it was really interesting.
Here's a video of a report from June 27th
Message edited 7/3/2007 1:38:04 PM.
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:36 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by CathyB
I know, it's crazy. On the news they said that a big part of it is due to the price of corn going up, so the dairy farmers have to pass on the costs in order to survive.
Corn is in huge demand now to be used in the production of ethanol for an alternative fuel, but we don't have enough corn to use for both food and energy. So now some corn is being imported to help meet demand.
I think this actually a small part of the reason. from what I have read, the dairy farmers don't establish the price of milk, its based a something called the "cheese barrel" price.
Milk Prices
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:39 PM |
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KPtoys
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Re: The price of milk
1/2 gallon of Stonyfield Farms Organic milk is $4.36 at Waldbaums... $8+ a gallon
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:39 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: The price of milk
thanks for posting the links!
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:41 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: The price of milk
It's rivaling gas
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:41 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: The price of milk
Here's some more about it:
But for milk, at least, the latest surge in prices hasn't been all about corn.
Drought conditions in Australia and New Zealand coupled with significantly lower subsidies in European Union countries have helped sap the world's supply of liquid milk and its various byproducts.
Meanwhile, as people in China and other booming Asian countries find themselves with more money to spend, they want things like fresh milk and milk products, keeping exporters scrambling to find supplies.
"There's just a phenomenal international demand that has moved us to record prices," said Scott Brown, an analyst at the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri-Columbia. "That is the reason we continue to be strong in our expectations about milk prices over the next few months."
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:44 PM |
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emilain
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Re: The price of milk
I just bought a gallon at Waldbaums for $3.79
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:45 PM |
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Whamtastic
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Re: The price of milk
Start buying soy, rice and almond milk!
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:47 PM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: The price of milk
buy milk futures!
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| Posted 7/3/07 1:48 PM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by Whamtastic
Start buying soy, rice and almond milk!
ok, how do you milk an almond?
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| Posted 7/3/07 2:17 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by Blu-ize
Posted by Whamtastic
Start buying soy, rice and almond milk!
ok, how do you milk an almond?
pimp
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| Posted 7/3/07 2:19 PM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
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Susan
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Re: The price of milk
does it have teets?
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| Posted 7/3/07 2:20 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by Blu-ize
does it have teets?
this reminds me of DeNiro in "Meet the Parents"
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| Posted 7/3/07 2:22 PM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: The price of milk
yep, that's what I was thinking!
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| Posted 7/3/07 2:23 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: The price of milk
I have 2 sons. We go through 3 gallons of milk a week.
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| Posted 7/3/07 2:27 PM |
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emilain
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Re: The price of milk
Posted by rojerono
I have 2 sons. We go through 3 gallons of milk a week.
I have 3 kids who LOVE milk, we go though 5-6 gallons per week.
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