Price of milk hurting Dean Foods stock

Dean Foods Co. said that its fourth-quarter earnings may fall more than analysts have estimated, to at least 36 cents a share. The average estimate of 13 analysts who were surveyed by Bloomberg was 39 cents. The company earned 46 cents a share in the fourth quarter of last year. It said raw-milk prices rose 7 cents a gallon in September and will continue to climb through next year.