sugar price up

[stangardener]

last spring i paid $17 and change for fifty pounds, yesterday it was $20 and change at costco. i got to tell four people "moonshine" as i pushed my 500 pounds out the door:)

[Eaglerock]

I paid 4.97 at walmart for 10 pounds... bought 8 bags... $40.00

[BEES4U]

8/8/19/08

Oxnard Calif. :COSTCO: $18.27/ 50 pounds.

Camarillo: Smart & Final $20.17/ 50 pounds

Regards,
Ernie

[dhood]

$1.65 for a 4 lb. bag at the local Dollar General - Thats a little over $20 for 50 lbs. buying it by the bag. I would think someone would sell it cheaper than 18-20 bucks when you buy it in bulk?

[dhood]

last spring i paid $17 and change for fifty pounds, yesterday it was $20 and change at costco. i got to tell four people "moonshine" as i pushed my 500 pounds out the door:)


I just reread the post and had to laugh, I bought quite a bit of sugar there several times, once an officer looked at me strange and then followed me all the way back to the beeyard. I never even thought about sugar being used in alcohol production being the reason he might have been following me.

[Hambone]

It's all up. Diesel is so high. And it's all trucked and/or shipped in useing diesel.

Good thing bees don't eat corn. The deer I harvest this year will be worth their weight in gold.

[Scrapfe]

Sugar is often a loss leader this time of year at most grocers. The best deals are usualy small, four pound bags. I paid $1.29 per four pound bag. That is $16.12+ per 50 pounds.

[BjornBee]

Last year, I went and bought about 30 five pound bags of sugar. I was told to pick up cat food also and usually buy several cases at a time. So I pull up to the checkout with nothing but sugar and cat food. the lady checking out in from of me said, "you must be doing some baking" as she looked at the sugar. I said "Naw.....Its amazing how good the cat food is when you put enough sugar on it". I think she thought I was serious. ;)

I bought 50 pound blocks of fondant delivered to my home for 32.50 by the pallet. This year the price is up to 38.50

[BjornBee]

We have a place (chain) called "ALDI" and they have had 5 pound bags of sugar all year at the everyday low price of .99

[high rate of speed]

Everything revolves around that wonderful trucking bill.:(

[Keith Jarrett]

Good thing bees don't eat corn. .

Hey Derek, ever heard of HFCS. Hey we need your pop corn man now. :)

[Hambone]

Hey Derek, ever heard of HFCS. Hey we need your pop corn man now. :)

Good point! Time to get a second job.

[Keith Jarrett]

Good point! Time to get a second job.

Yes, very good point.

we always said, if you get in the bee bussiness you need a second job to support it. lol

[Bizzybee]

You sure that isn't 1.99 Bjorn? .20 a lb is rock bottom wholesale! If that isn't a typo I'll be making a round to all their locations around ATL and cleaning their shelves!

[carbide]

We have a place (chain) called "ALDI" and they have had 5 pound bags of sugar all year at the everyday low price of .99

ALDI's in my area went $1.69/5 lb recently.

[Jeffzhear]

I've never been to Aldi's but there is one not far. I think I'll swing in this weekend and check out the sugar price. :)

[dcross]

I've never been to Aldi's but there is one not far. I think I'll swing in this weekend and check out the sugar price. :)

Take cash:)

[winevines]

I bought 50 pound blocks of fondant delivered to my home for 32.50 by the pallet. This year the price is up to 38.50

Can you give us your source for the block fondant?

[pcelar]

We have a place (chain) called "ALDI" and they have had 5 pound bags of sugar all year at the everyday low price of .99
I never go to Aldi. There is one close by. So I stopped today to see and 5# bag is 1.65. But there is no label so I do not know is it cane sugar or beet sugar crap.:confused:

[BjornBee]

You sure that isn't 1.99 Bjorn? .20 a lb is rock bottom wholesale! If that isn't a typo I'll be making a round to all their locations around ATL and cleaning their shelves!

I stated it correctly and you read it right! ;)

[BjornBee]

Can you give us your source for the block fondant?

I buy it around here at a place called C.O Nolt & son (bakery supply store), just outside Lancaster in a place called Smoketown. Its a product made by Dawn Foods. You can look up the Dawn foods website and see if there are any distributors near you. Or look and see if there are any bakery supply warehouses. Good Luck.

[J-Bees]

How much is your honey?

I just paid 80.00 for 60 pounds.

[pcelar]

I just purchased 25# bag of Domino pure cane sugar for ~12 bucks at BJ. It was ~10 bucks couple weeks ago.

[Swobee]

Around here the 10# bags are less/# than 25# bags are for some reason. The stores never seem to put 25# on sale, but 5 & 10's get reduced often. I was glad to see $4.29 / 10# bags this week and bought all they had. This is generic, name brands are much more/# yet. We don't have any wholesalers to buy from locally.

[stavros]

Prompted by the several messgaes in this thread, I checked the prices today. The ALBI near us sells 5 pounds/1.85$, ie 10 pounds/3.77 (once you include the tax). Walmart sells 5 pounds/2.30$ and Kroger 4 pounds/2.02$. So, ALBI is the cheaper, although it does not sell for 0.99/5 pounds.
Stavros

[papa bear]

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[mudlake]

Thanks I remember reading those I think Tony