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Friday, March 25, 2022

Consumers Brace For Record Milk Prices As Fuel Costs Surge

LODI (CBS13) — The price at the pump is hard to swallow for consumers who are looking at inflation combined with record-high gas prices due to the war in Ukraine. Groceries have risen 6.5 percent from last year across the board with milk near-record prices. 

Hank Van Exel milks 2,400 Holstein and Jersey cows three times a day — each cow produces on average 9 gallons of milk a day. The milk is stored in a 6,500-gallon drum and shipped out to a creamery.