Rising dairy prices affect local businesses


Rising dairy prices are impacting Oregon companies that use fresh milk and cream to make yogurt, ice cream and other products.

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Rising dairy prices are impacting Oregon companies that use fresh milk and cream to make yogurt, ice cream and other products.

“Pricing (for milk) has been on the upswing for almost six or eight months,” said Sue Kesey — who with her husband, Chuck, founded Springfield Creamery in 1960. “The big jump happened in March, and it’s kind of continued to stay on that path,” she said.

Springfield Creamery makes yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese and sour cream under the Nancy’s brand at its factory near the Eugene Airport.

Milk prices are up nearly 40 percent in the past year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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