One Gallon of Milk Is Now Worth About Two Gallons of Oil: Chart

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Crude oil is at a 12-year low and that means it’s even cheaper than milk.

The price of one gallon of West Texas Intermediate crude is equivalent to about half a gallon of Class III milk, the benchmark traded on the Chicago futures market. That’s the lowest ratio since 2004.