Bacon Prices Hit New All Time High

[Pappymn]

Sad Day for sure. 

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/08/05/bacon-prices-rise-to-new-all-time-high/?intcmp=features

[muebe]

This is a very sad day

I guess I will need to find a source for pork bellies and make some myself.

[sliding_billy]

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

[Big Dawg]

Yeah, these days you gotta hit the sales and have a good freezer.





BD

[Saber 4]

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.

[Big Dawg]

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.

I didn't know about that option, not that I would ever be up there that early ! ! !

But I do appreciate not paying sales tax.





BD

[sliding_billy]

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.

I have a Sam's membership but not a business account.  That is nice to have.

[deestafford]

All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol.  A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.

[Pam Gould]

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.

Same  here with the business membership..it does have it's perks.   Pam     .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[Saber 4]

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.

I didn't know about that option, not that I would ever be up there that early ! ! !

But I do appreciate not paying sales tax.





BD

I think the hours are good till 9 or 10 AM so you can still get some good deals, I don't always get there that early with it being an hour drive into Dallas.

All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol.  A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.

Very true, it's more money for the farmer to get a higher taxpayer subsidized price per bushel than to sell it for human or animal feed at market value

Just like brisket in recent years, popularity often causes a price hike with no change in supply side costs.  I do the same thing as you Capt.  I check a couple of times a week for "reduced for quick sale" meat to either cook quickly or re-freeze.

I've got a business membership at Sam's that lets you in at 7 AM before the regular members so I can get in and head straight to the meat counter where the cutters have reduced everything that has a best by date of that day and tomorrow.

I have a Sam's membership but not a business account.  That is nice to have.

I don't think its much to upgrade

[drholly]

All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol.  A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.

Interesting point, Dee. I was in Belize several years ago - there was a shortage of corn tortillas because the corn in Mexico was being sold for ethanol. So, a staple food for a culture was skyrocketing in price to subsidize a government program. Corn tortillas were not only incredibly expensive - they were being rationed at the store - crazy!

[sliding_billy]

when I got my business membership at Sams they needed a copy of my DBA (DoingBuisnessAs) and a copy of my Sales Tax Certificate

Yeah Robert... that is the problem.  They need a tax ID for business accounts.

[Saber 4]

All the reasons given in the link are correct; however, it left out one very important factor---the diversion of a tremendous amount of corn from feed to ethenol.  A substance that lowers your gas milage and harms many engines.

Interesting point, Dee. I was in Belize several years ago - there was a shortage of corn tortillas because the corn in Mexico was being sold for ethanol. So, a staple food for a culture was skyrocketing in price to subsidize a government program. Corn tortillas were not only incredibly expensive - they were being rationed at the store - crazy!

Same issue with the Stevia fake sugar that's all the rage, it's made from a food staple of the native peoples so they are now having to figure out a new food crop to replace the over harvesting to feed the fad.

when I got my business membership at Sams they needed a copy of my DBA (DoingBuisnessAs) and a copy of my Sales Tax Certificate

Yeah Robert... that is the problem.  They need a tax ID for business accounts.

Didn't realize it they were that strict on it, my membership is an associate member card through the wife's work as part of her benefits.

[1Bigg_ER]

Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.

[sliding_billy]

Why not just upgrade to advantage membership? I get in at 7 am as well with that one and some cash back annually.

Difference in price...  Need to look at it.