In the 12 months through to August, milk and dairy products became 60 percent more expensive for Brazilian consumers — making them a staple of the scorching food inflation the country has experienced since the pandemic first hit in March 2020.
At one point, a liter of milk on supermarket shelves in São Paulo cost 14 percent more than a liter of gasoline. Families began replacing milk with liquid and other dairy substitutes of negligible nutritional value to cope with price hikes.
But the worst may already be over for Brazilians, experts believe. After rising by 25 percent in July, milk…