Cholov Yisroel Milk Reaches $6.40 a Gallon
BROOKLYN, NY — The price of a gallon of Cholov Yisroel (higher standard kosher milk) reached $6.40 a gallon in some places in New York State last week.
The soaring prices for kosher milk are part of the steadily rising prices for kosher foods in general.
While the average price for a ½ gallon of the special kosher milk was just under $3.00, it was as high as $3.20 in the Catskills, partially due to the higher costs for transportation.
Milk in general has been going up, largely due to the increased costs of dairy farming which requires a great deal of fuel. In addition, the price of corn that farmers use to feed cows was also skyrocketing.
In New York State, the price of milk is regulated by the Department of Agriculture, which last week raised the threshold price for a gallon of milk in the city to $4.37, citing increased demand and high production costs. The Cholov Yisroel milk was generally 50 cents higher than the regular milk, largely due to increased costs for kosher supervision and distribution.
The higher milk costs are also having an effect on all related dairy items, including cheese, sour cream and yogurts. Jewish organizations say that the recent spade of sharply higher prices for dairy and meat is having a devastating effect on large families and people with fixed income.
They point out that the food basket is nearly a third higher for kosher consumers than it was a year ago at this time, with additional increases pending for both meat and dairy products.
Bakery goods have also gone up dramatically due to sharply higher costs for wheat. Kosher distributors tell KosherToday that the cost of feeding a family this coming Rosh Hashanah holiday will be significantly higher than it was on Passover. “I used to raise prices once or twice a year; now it’s weekly,” said a New York distributor.
miriam
why it got so high?
running out of money
uhh, so tell me why I just paid $4.48 for a half gallon here in Miami?
oh, and the last three packages of chicken breasts I bought? all bad.
an Idea
I think that the next real estate developer should not build another condo complex in crown heights for a zillion dollars a piece, instead he should buy cows, put down a patch of grass and sell cheap milk!
Expensive
At only $4.50 for a gallon of gas, maybe it’s time to start having
“cereal and gasoline” for breakfast….
Oh, and according to our fearless leaders, this country is not seeing inflation right now.
what is going on???
a band of ganovim i paid 4.50 for a half gallon which equals 9 bux for a gallon in FLORIDA. What kind of business is it to rip off other yidden!
by the way new square is MUCHHHHHH cheaper (than tevye) although not always readily avaiilable.
Kop Doktar
I peeked at the prices of chalov stam and noticed that a gallon is nearly $1 cheaper than two half gallons! With ka”h large families in the frum community, wouldn’t it make sense/cents for cholev yisroel to come also in gallon containers at a similar saving? Are we getting milked?!
Ahavas Rubashkin
BS”D
To running out of money:
It is very simple. The best CY producer, Ahava, and the best meat producer, Rubashkin, are both having problems right now.
When they were doing well, some of us complained out of jealousy, wanting something for nothing, or just because we enjoy complaining.
Now that they are in trouble, we are all suffering.
normal
inflation and price gouging are two separate concepts :)
milk and gas aren’t worth beans if you boycott them for a few weeks
to Normal
Dear Boycott
And what do you suggest that we give our kids for a few weeks, beer?
br
if we would raise cows in crown heights.
this place would turn in to another kfar chabad!!!! who’s ready for that?
lets look for a better solution…
Golden Puppick
No, soy milk!
m.
what about soy milk???…isn’t healthier?
MILKATION
calcium! is important! but i’ll have soy milk for a few weeks…totally…its insane…before you blink an eye is gonna be ten bucks………..crazyyyyyyy!
Crownheightser
“raise cows in crown heights” – I think there are already a few behaymos.