I thought posting about the Price of Raw Milk was taboo?

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About a year ago I almost got de-listed for going on about the

price. My position is that farmers need high prices because a ] -

that's what it takes to maintain supply ; and b] - that's how to get

through to consumers that you're talking about something

qualitatively different.

anyway, I'm glad to say that the price in the Lower Mainland of

British Columbia for a gallon of REAL MILK just went up to $14 per

gallon. That's Canadian dollars, so make that about $12 your fiat

dollars. And that price is structured as the boarding fee in a cow-

op. It is not a straight purchase price.

Our farmer-ette was worried about raising the price, but she had to,

to reflect feed costs. Having prodded her to do it for about a year,

I was amused when she said " the share owners never batted an

eyelash. "

Just 20 miles away in Custer Washington, the price is $6 US at the

farm gate for the very best Guernsey milk.

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> Here in the DC area I've seen $4.95 to $6.75, plus up to 10% for

delivery for buying milk from the CARE buying club farms that come

down from PA. The cow shares around here have boarding fees of $20

to $25 per month for each share, and therefore the first gallon, for

cow milk, but you have to take into account the purchase of the

share which is usually around $80 (one place is $30 to buy a share,

but I don't think they're being realistic). Now goat milk shares

sound like they go for about $10/wk boarding fee, and it's about

that same price from the PA farmers, I think.

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> Sally in Nokesville, VA

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