Shortage of organic milk in Washington D.C., due to California drought
4/17/2014 6:14:09 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
California
District of Columbia
Start Date: 4/14/2014
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Some grocery stores in the Washington D.C. area have posted signs on the doors of their dairy cases alerting customers to supply issues for organic milk.
For farmers to produce organic milk, they need plenty of water, organic hay and grass, but the drought in California has made it difficult and more expensive to meet those criteria.
As a result, prices of organic dairy products are likely to rise.
WTOP Radio (Washington, D.C.), April 14, 2014
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