And we mustn't forget that the shelf life of fresh milk/dairy products are extremely time sensitive. This adds to the cost. Milk and dairy products are also packaged differently than gasoline. Milk and dairy are packaged in units while gasoline is packaged for bulk sale...more that adds to the cost of milk. People also forget to factor in inflation. I remember buying a gallon of milk 10 years ago for like $1.85, but I also remember buying ground beef for less than $1/lb...now ground beef is over $2/lb...but that has more to do with inflation and supply/demand than actual production costs. Inflation has much more to do with a perceived increase in price than actual increases in actual production costs.

When you factor in the costs and inflation, milk is still relatively inexpensive.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson

We need to start an anti-ethanol campaign. Of all the ways we can curb our dependence on foreign oil, ethanol is the dumbest. Not only does it cost more to produce...because it can't be piped, it has to be trucked, cars don't run as efficient (so energy savings is rather suspect)...and you have more engine wear, and more people starve due to changing our food into fuel. If you want to convert something into an energy source find something that we don't eat.

Save our cow campaign...harvest oil the old fashion way...kill a whale or drill it.

This article from mySA.com notes that drought in Australia and increased demand from China are also major factors.  A lot of our cattle country has experienced drought as well.  The huge spike in gas prices affect transportation costs and costs of keeping cows warm in cold climates.  And there are some complicated government programs governing the price of milk.  In other words, it ain't all ethanol.  Ethanol does have a lot of problems and unintended consequences, but killing it would not in itself solve problems like this.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

• non-fat - $4.09
• low fat 1% - arm
• low fat 2% - leg
• whole - udder

Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. -Winston Churchill.

If we brought in more Mexican cows, maybe they'll give the milk that American cows don't want to give.

I'm in Utter disbelief at the prices.

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