Article: Rising Milk Prices Alarm Some U.S. Consumers.

By David Clouston, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 28--When Renee Rivera tallies her weekly milk bill, the thought of paying nearly $4 a gallon is enough to bring gasps.

Milk prices are rising, and for Rivera, 2036 Wesley, who has five children of her own plus her home day-care business, that's not good news. Higher milk prices also mean higher prices for anything made with milk -- cheese, ice cream, butter, pizza and more.

"When you consider milk in cereal, and milk at every meal, we go through a gallon, a gallon-and-a-half a day," Rivera said. "And eggs have increased a tremendous amount also. But it's ...

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