Cash-strapped shoppers face spending more on pints of milk than petrol at several UK supermarkets. Falling fuel prices and the soaring cost of milk means some retailers are now charging more per litre for the drink.
Some supermarkets are now selling single pints for as much as £1.05, a fraction under £1.85 a litre, Wales Online reports. By contrast, petrol prices have fallen from a high of 191p a litre to around 149p at the pump in some areas.
A one pint bottle of semi-skimmed milk costs 95p at branches of the Co-op, up by 40p compared to a year ago, the Telegraph reports. That is equivalent to £1.67 per litre, more than the £1.66 charged on average at forecourts for a litre of unleaded petrol.
