The state-controlled price for a gallon of milk will go up to $4.37 starting in July.
That is 44 cents higher than the current price and 72 cents more than it cost on May 1.
City dairy officials say several factors are to blame, including rising fuel, lower corn supplies and the floods in the Midwest.
“With the huge increases in gasoline, which is driving all these other factors, normally we’re able to predict going forward based on supply and demand and — what prices are going to be, but I wouldn’t even venture a guess,” said Henry Beyer, president of Beyer Farms and Tuscan Dairy.
The new price may be high, but it is 17 cents less than New York’s record high of $4.54, set last August.
(Source: NY1)
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I notice a corelation between the prioces of gasoline and that of milk. Any ideas why?
cholov yisroel is even higher…the store near me charges $2.99 for a HALF GALLON! I can only imagine out-of-state…
Milk is trucked to the store. Gas is involved.
Also, the cows that produce the milk are fed corn. Ethanol is derived from corn and decreases the corn supply, bringing up the cost of feeding the cow.
you may be able to find gallon size cholov yisroel WHOLE milk in a few places.
i guess they’re afraid of it spoiling before using it up.
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