The price of milk may be going up.There was not enough rain in some parts of the country last year and the bad weather may mean that a gallon (加仑) of milk will cost 41 cents more after October 1st. California already has high milk prices and the California court does not want the...
Milk Prices Going Up Slightly in Fox River Grove Schools
Having milk prices go up is irritating yes, but it is not the end of the world.(Having my Hershey’s candy bar double in price overnight — now that is something to panic about. HA! HA! Talk about priorities! ;-) Before you come unglued each time you hear that the price of bread...
So a couple of factors are going to this. First of all, the demand. As people make more money, they tend to spend more in the grocery store. And obviously, demand tends to push the prices up, but also another factor that's kind of link to demand as well. It's really exports. ...
For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could still earn some money even despite the decreasing demand. But prices began going up again last year, squeezing the processors’ already tight profits. ...
For the past fiveyears, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices wererelatively low. But prices began ticking up again last year, squeezing the processorsalready tight margins. "Declining sales in a thin-margin business is not a good recipe forsuccess," says Mark ...
For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could break even although there was shifting demand. But prices went up again last year, squeezing the processors’ already tight profits. “Declining sales ...
. Prices for fresh milk had been stable for a long time before these increases. Up until last fall (Sep21), real prices for fresh milk were going down because general inflation (as measured by the RPI for all goods) was almost twice as fast as inflation in fresh milk prices....
“The dairy’s industry been tough going for the last few years,” he said. “There’s not much profit in it. Costs are high. Prices aren’t high enough to cover it.” —By CNBC’s Katie Little. Follow her on Twitter
But even though sales are up, people are buying less. Growth has been fueled by higher prices, which offset declining volumes. 然而,虽然销售额上涨了,但人们买的却更少了。销售额上涨源于食品提价,更高的价格补偿了销量下降导致的差额。 "If you look at the top-line dollar sales, it is obviously...