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Default 5 lb bag of sugar is 4 lbs...

"hob" > wrote in message
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> "Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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>> "hob" > wrote in message
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>> >I was walking through the store yesterday, and I noticed that the "5

> pound"
>> > bags of sugar (of all producers) were now all 4 pounds.. (and the price
>> > PER
>> > BAG was also up from last year, fwiw).
>> > Since I almost always buy by the "unit", e.g., can, bag, box, etc.
>> > rather
>> > than by the weight, I don't really pay close attention to the "unit's"
>> > weight
>> >
>> > I realize there has been a lot of "downsizing" of the quantity
>> > without
>> > any commensurate lowering of price (a lot of candy bars put out in new
>> > displays in the past few weeks, e.g., ), but when did the "old

> standards"
>> > like sugar make that change?
>> >
>> > (FWIW 2 - It also looks like the price per pound of sugar is up almost
>> > 100%
>> > over last year.)

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>>
>> It hasn't been downsized. They make 3 sizes currently:
>>
>> 4-lb. bag
>> 4-lb. New Plastic Canister
>> 5-lb. bag
>>
>> The unit price *has* gone up some, but that's due to freight more than
>> any
>> other factor.
>>

>
> No, you are wrong. The price of sugar has jumped significantly.
>
> from the USDA
>
> refined sugar price November 2005 - 13.10
> refined sugar price April 2006 -21.35



I'm sorry, but that does not reflect the actual price being paid by the
supermarket chains and wholesalers. Do you have any theories as to why this
might be?