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Yeah milk is a horrible product to base inflation on as the market is not a free marker due to Federal marketing orders. I believe its called the Eau Claire rul
by hnburnsy 4y ago
Yeah milk is a horrible product to base inflation on as the market is not a free marker due to Federal marketing orders. I believe its called the Eau Claire rule as Eau Claire was once the center of the dairy industry.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing_orders_and_agreements https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing_orders_and_agreeme...
- sct202 4y agoAnd also milk is often used as a loss leader for grocery stores to get people in the door. So 1 chain adjusting their promotion strategy can cause what OP is seeing in certain regions.