US average price for a gallon of whole milk: $4.22/gal as of 2026-05-01, +4.8% vs a year ago, and +20.6% vs five years ago. Source: BLS (public shelf-price data behind the CPI). Chart, regional splits and the supply chain upstream on this page; full history downloadable as JSON.
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