Butter...

[bucket]

I know its not really a commodity but my wife was in Costco and butter prices were up from 3.99 to 4.99....

And locally they are 5.60....it seems that the government funded people are able to extract from my tax pocket and my wallet at the same time.....

Doubt the dairies with their worry about market access from other countries is being validated...

Why when back swan events hit ....my output value goes down while everyone else's goes up...

[MBgrower]

supply management = welfare

[15444]

Buy it at Christmas when it's on sale for 2.99. Buy 50 lbs, throw in freezer and good for the year.

[bucket]

The consumers are paying for higher priced butter and also putting their tax dollars into the 4 billion payout to dairy....

Much the same as dryland farmers and taxpayers subsidizing irrigation districts 200 dollars an acre over 5 years...in saskatchewan...I was told that irrigation adds to our prosperity. ....just about threw up....

[ajl]

Butter is in short supply right now because milk is short in North America. The poor summer weather has meant poorer forage quality and the cows are producing a bit less this winter. US milk prices are up 20% over the last four months. Butter is made and put into storage during periods of high production (typically in the spring) and is in demand late in the year when storage is drawn down. Higher prices are just reflective of storage level draw down.

[tmyrfield]

Butter is in short supply right now because milk is short in North America. The poor summer weather has meant poorer forage quality and the cows are producing a bit less this winter. US milk prices are up 20% over the last four months. Butter is made and put into storage during periods of high production (typically in the spring) and is in demand late in the year when storage is drawn down. Higher prices are just reflective of storage level draw down.

but supply management...yes?

[bucket]

And there are dairies going broke....

[Horse]

And there are dairies going broke....

If you pay %40.000 per cow for quota is it any wonder, Nothing to do with milking all about putting the price of quota into the price of milk. Makes those with quota very rich,considering most quota was free not that many yrs ago.

[zeefarmer]

I wouldn't say that the dairies are getting any of the increase. I do alot of the grocery shopping in our house, and most everything has gone up 5-50% in the past couple weeks. Talking to a manager at a local store that sells some groceries, she said that prices were going up and/or product sizes going down on virtually everything. I think it has to do more with carbon tax and all the increases along the way.

[furrowtickler]

I wouldn't say that the dairies are getting any of the increase. I do alot of the grocery shopping in our house, and most everything has gone up 5-50% in the past couple weeks. Talking to a manager at a local store that sells some groceries, she said that prices were going up and/or product sizes going down on virtually everything. I think it has to do more with carbon tax and all the increases along the way.

Hmmm , a lot of people on here seen this coming a long time ago .
Disposable income is about to be drained hard for everyone on the back of this carbon tax scheme.
Careful what thy wish for .....

[GDR]

Hmmm , a lot of people on here seen this coming a long time ago .
Disposable income is about to be drained hard for everyone on the back of this carbon tax scheme.
Careful what thy wish for .....

Yes but this message has not gotten out to the general public. That small tax being compounded at the farm, processor, multiple transports, wholesaler then retailer is going to add up huge.


On the butter thing, yes has gotten more expensive over the last number of years but part of it is due to the supply and demand factors that have changed in Dairy. The demand for cheese and butter has gone up huge the last 10yrs and outpaced the fluid milk consumption. The quota system has been changed to reflect that over time also. There are staring to be quite a few Jerseys (high milk fat) being milked again where 20yrs ago was virtually all holstein in western canada.

[MBgrower]

Yes but this message has not gotten out to the general public. That small tax being compounded at the farm, processor, multiple transports, wholesaler then retailer is going to add up huge.


On the butter thing, yes has gotten more expensive over the last number of years but part of it is due to the supply and demand factors that have changed in Dairy. The demand for cheese and butter has gone up huge the last 10yrs and outpaced the fluid milk consumption. The quota system has been changed to reflect that over time also. There are staring to be quite a few Jerseys (high milk fat) being milked again where 20yrs ago was virtually all holstein in western canada.

Ag minsiter BoBo is going to study if carbon taxes increase grain farmers cost of production. But Supply management will be granted increased milk, egg, poultry prices in the pricing formulas as a result of the carbon tax. Cant make this stuff up.