Milk prices expected to rise

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Oklahomans can expect to pay more for a gallon of milk, perhaps between $3 and $4 per gallon. <br><br>Steve Lawrence with Oklahoma City-based Buy For Less says his stores will raise

Friday, April 30th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Oklahomans can expect to pay more for a gallon of milk, perhaps between $3 and $4 per gallon.

Steve Lawrence with Oklahoma City-based Buy For Less says his stores will raise milk prices by 60 cents per gallon Saturday.

An economist with the US Agriculture Department says there are several reasons for the rising price, including a limited supply of milk and an increasing demand.

The US usually imports about 60,000 dairy cows a year from Canada, but the imports stopped last year after a case of mad cow disease was found in a Canadian herd.

The department is raising the price it pays dairy farmers for milk to a record $1.69 per gallon.