Food price increase

[bryan]

1) Freight prices increase due to diesel prices going up.

2) Sam's Club and others are cheaper when buying meats by the case. (get ahead of price increase)

[fcnich]

Re: Food price increase

I just bought a case of butts at Sams club today $1.39 per pound. Case total $93.94. Anyone doing better?

[Paswesley]

Re: Food price increase

I just bought a case of butts at Sams club today $1.39 per pound. Case total $93.94. Anyone doing better?

Was that about eight butts to the case? Just curious. Looks like about 67.5 lbs. of meat, so eight butts would be an average weight of 8.4 pounds per butt. Also, are the butts individually wrapped, or are they wrapped in pairs? Thanks

[fcnich]

Re: Food price increase

Well, in the past at Sams the butts came from IBP, and there were 8 butts in case packed in pairs. The case i bought Wednesday was from a new supplier, Cargill and there were 10 butts packed in pairs in this one, so about 6.5 pounds per butt.

[bryan]

Re: Food price increase

Sams lets me pick from the weights they have. Glad to note Cargill packs packs 10/2.

[Cookie]

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I have little sympathy for ya'll...here in Singapore, I pay $75 USD for an 8 pound pork butt... A pound of ground beef you ask? $12 USD. A 24 pack of the local everyday, nothing special, domestic beer....$50 USD... I have dreams about Sam's and Costco...

[fcnich]

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My that is pricey. luckily here in the midwest we are surronded by hundreds of pork producers, so we benefit from that. A single pork butt runs anywhere from $1.98 to $2.38 per pound currently.

[Dugger]

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Reply to Brian on prices in Singapore

I can give you the details of my pork and beef suppliers in Tekka market who have good quality and prices.

Simon