Milk prices squeeze local shoppers
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The average cost of a gallon of milk in the United States rose by more than 50 cents last year, according to the Department of Agriculture. This month, whole milk costs an average of $3.81 per gallon nationwide, up from $3.29 last January. Reduced-fat milk has reached $3.74 a gallon, after costing just $3.19 last year. Shoppers in the Rockbridge area are paying up to $4.29 a gallon.
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(HELEN COUPE / Rockbridge Report)
Graph uses prices from a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey of milk prices in select U.S. cities.
(QUEENIE WONG/ Rockbridge Report)
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