1.   Improvements in profitability in the year ahead will come partly from direct changes in milk price but efficient dairy farmers should also concentrate on the management of quota.

2.   And it hurts even more when milk fat prices increase during the peak of summer demand.

3.   And higher milk prices would raise the cost or reduce the benefits of federal nutrition programs.

4.   And though milk prices have increased since midsummer, due to higher costs of grain caused by bad weather, the industry does not expect sales to be affected.

5.   And though the proposal would bring down average milk prices a small amount, it would leave most of the high prices intact.

6.   Avonmore also offered a substantial package of guarantees on milk prices to persuade farmer suppliers to approve the proposed merger.

7.   But most economists appear to be baffled why milk prices to farmers went down so far.

8.   But opponents said New England dairy farmers should be able to set higher milk prices because it is more expensive to produce there.

9.   But the Department of Agriculture uses its prices as a key component in a formula that is the benchmark for milk prices in most of the country.

10.   But the overall effect of both plans would be to lower federal spending, increase competition and probably drive down milk prices.