"Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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> "hob" > wrote in message
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> >
> > "Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> "hob" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >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.)
> >>
> >>
> >> 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?
>
>
check your April 2006 wholesaler's price book and compare it to last
September's - I checked ours.