Penn
05-29-2008, 09:11
I just received my fish delivery, Alaskan Wild Salmon@ $16.50 per/lb. wholesale, that’s double the cost I usually pay. Considering the cost of fuel and factoring supply demands, I did not see this as a seasonal uptick in price. So I reviewed all my invoices over the past month and have found that prices have increased across the board by 23%. With some items, such as flour, milk: 100%. Prime Beef 32%.
If I am experiencing that at the wholesale level with before tax dollars, what are families doing when they have to purchase gas/food at retail with after tax dollars? We have been blessed for generations with low food costs in this country. I think that will now be a memory and it will have a great social impact on the way in which we have been accustom to living here in America.
An interesting example, for me at least, is Skate Wing, wonderful to eat, but a bear to clean and prepare properly, because of that it has always been considered a junk fish and priced accordingly; $1-1.50 per/lb. No more, $ 4.50 and going up!!!
When my brother was in the Peace Corp he established a co-op for a group of farmers. Their product; Hogs. In order for them to garner the best price they had to market as a group, if they sold individually they always received less. As a group, with pooled resources they had some control over their small market share and fared better. I tell that story because it appears to me that it may be an alternative for families to increase their purchasing power; by pooling and finding wholesale distributors who cater the restaurant industry. Costco is not wholesale
If I am experiencing that at the wholesale level with before tax dollars, what are families doing when they have to purchase gas/food at retail with after tax dollars? We have been blessed for generations with low food costs in this country. I think that will now be a memory and it will have a great social impact on the way in which we have been accustom to living here in America.
An interesting example, for me at least, is Skate Wing, wonderful to eat, but a bear to clean and prepare properly, because of that it has always been considered a junk fish and priced accordingly; $1-1.50 per/lb. No more, $ 4.50 and going up!!!
When my brother was in the Peace Corp he established a co-op for a group of farmers. Their product; Hogs. In order for them to garner the best price they had to market as a group, if they sold individually they always received less. As a group, with pooled resources they had some control over their small market share and fared better. I tell that story because it appears to me that it may be an alternative for families to increase their purchasing power; by pooling and finding wholesale distributors who cater the restaurant industry. Costco is not wholesale