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Nationwide Average Cost of Gallon of Milk Hits Record High of $4.50.

By Aimee Heckel, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 11--Got milk money?

If you thought it was pricey to fill your tank, try filling your cereal bowl. The price of milk has reached a record high -- around $4.50 for a gallon of whole milk at some Boulder stores.

The nationwide average for gasoline hovered around $2 a gallon on Friday, according to a national survey. And like gas, analysts expect the cost of milk to continue to swell through June. Along with it: the cost of other goodies, like ice cream and the

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