Dairy Prices Going Down

I noticed that last month and this month, that dairy prices have gone way down! For example: Milk was running anywhere from $2.68 to $3.00 at its lowest and now it is just $1.98 a gallon. Then string cheese is running 16.5 cents each or $1.98 for 12. It was 25 cents each and if bought in packs of 12 would run up to $3.00. Not only that but I noticed that block cheese also has gone down to about $2 a pound, since I buy in 2 pound blocks, its only $4.

I'm happy about it and definitely drinking more milk and eating more cheese and find myself putting cheese on a lot of things that I normally didn't!

I suppose you 'could' stock up on milk and freeze it, same with the cheese but I prefer mine fresh. I have froze cheese before (never froze milk yet), but the cheese after thawing was mushy and hard to shred.

What I suggest during this time of low dairy prices is to prepare more meals that use dairy products. Take advantage of the moment before it passes!



**UPDATE - I did a google search about dairy prices going down and sure enough this isn't just limited to my area, its nationwide. Here is a quote about how much the prices have dropped in comparison with recent years:

Milk prices are down more than 50 percent from last summer after hitting all-time highs in 2007 and notching the second highest prices on record in 2008.

You can find the full story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29035077/