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> "Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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>> > "Doug Kanter" > 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.)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>
>

You started this discussion, and you said this: "(FWIW 2 - It also looks
like the price per pound of sugar is up almost 100% over last year.)"

Are you saying that you have a wholesaler's price book which reflects almost
a 100% increase in price? If so, who's your wholesaler?