Poor pasture conditions and electricity tariff to drive up cost of milk

Severe drought conditions are likely to push up the price of milk‚ FNB economists warned on Tuesday morning."As consumers continue to grapple with high food prices triggered by the recent drought and the ailing economy‚ Dairy farmers are currently facing production shortages and will likely run into supply issues in the coming months‚" warned Paul Makube‚ Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB.