Milk Prices Still Creeping Upby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 11 Oct 2007 09:44 AM
Some of the reasons for the continuous rise in milk prices include rising fuel prices, a drought, a spike in the cost of feed and in dairy operations. Production slowing in the United States thanks to an International boom in milk product are also said to contribute to the price increase. The highest city for milk prices in September was New Orleans, LA, a city that always wins that distinction. The price there is $4.49 a galllon. And if you live in Cincinnati, Oh, consider yourself lucky. You have the lowest milk prices at $3.02 a gallon. What can you do to respond to these prices? You can use powdered milk in baking and cooking, and you can stock up on milk and freeze it. Local dairies may offer lower prices, or prices might be higher. It all depends. You can compare the average retail prices for your closest city when you go shopping to give you a better idea of where local prices should be. Here is a sample of some of the milk prices that you might have seen in September. These prices were collected by the Federal milk order market administrators in September, 2007, and reflect a gallon of whole milk. Atlanta, GA 4.19 Baltimore, MD 4.09 Boston, MA 3.92 Chicago, IL 4.09 Cincinnati, OH 3.02 Houston, TX 3.76 Indianapolis, IN 3.13 Kansas City, MO 4.24 Louisville, KY 3.29 Miami, Fl 4.29 Philadelphia, PA 4.09 Phoenix, AZ 4.06 Pittsburgh,PA 3.87 Portland, OR 3.22 Seattle, WA 3.66 St Louis, MO 3.82 Syracuse, NY 3.84 Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles A Quick Guide to Using Powdered Milk What Are You Paying for Milk in August? Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments  QueenAngie Central Illinois, USA (60086) 11 Oct 2007 05:39 PMGallons of milk are expensive. I was filling up the car tonight with gas at the gas station, that in and of itself, seems to take a major bank loan. It is expensive. Guess what is on sale at that gas station this week? 1% and 2% gallons of milk for $2.25 per gallon. You'd have thought I won the lottery! Community Tags frugal, milk, prices, saving money Discuss this article
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It looks like we are still paying more for milk each month that goes by. September saw milk prices creep up a few more cents. While milk is still not averaging the $5 a gallon that some analysts predicted for September, prices are still reaching $4 a gallon and beyond in most states.
