Asteroidneenee Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Hello dear neighbours I have made an observation of all the food I buy everywhere since January I collected all my receipts. The first observation is that the butter unsalted one from lidl was 0.95 in January, in March the same butter was priced at 1.09 and in June it is now 1.18...Why do you think? I personally don't know but my friend is sure it's connected with brexit... I am not so sure because butter is still a local product... If any idea let me know I found it crazy to pay 23p more for such a product in such a short period of time. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendelharris Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Apparently there was a big drop in milk production last autumn and so wholesale prices rose sharply, which is now showing at the till. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1148228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLeg Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 The price of butter has done insane things in the last year. The only reasons you're only just noticing it on the high street is because the big supermarkets hedged like crazy 12-18 months ago. Wholesale butter prices have been going up for years now.Cost of production is a major issue - for too long ignored by too many of us - plus the fact China (which previously didn't consume much dairy) is now part of the worldwide market, are the main factors. Get used to it, food prices aren't coming down (and its independent of Brexit). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1148229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleglen Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 As someone who had 2 family members that were dairy farmers in Wiltshire put out of business in the 1970s I never begrudge paying more for British dairy produce..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1148267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlox Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 It's more expensive in other shops, a lot more expensive..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1148313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 There's a huge demand for butter. It's going to be used to ease the passage of Brexit, "Last Tango in Paris" style. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1148408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asteroidneenee Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Thanks for all your answers. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1148542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodsier Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 uncleglen Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> As someone who had 2 family members that were> dairy farmers in Wiltshire put out of business in> the 1970s I never begrudge paying more for British> dairy produce.....i agree, i always buy yeo valley even though it costs more than supermarket own, for that very reason. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1149322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Loz Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> There's a huge demand for butter. It's going to> be used to ease the passage of Brexit, "Last Tango> in Paris" style.:)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1149335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 As someone who had 2 family members that were dairy farmers in Wiltshire put out of business in the 1970s I never begrudge paying more for British dairy produce.....I agree: dairy produce, especially milk, has been too much of a loss leader for the big supermarkets for it not to be corrected somehow at some time. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1149420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Blah Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's not just butter, all food prices are up. Some of it is related to the fall in the pound, because we import more than half of our food. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/157049-from-95p-to-118-in-6-months-why-is-the-price-of-the-butter-increasing-so-much/#findComment-1150260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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