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Will High Food Prices Spoil This Year's Labor Day Barbecues?
On 8/31/2014 11:26 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:20:02 -0500, George Leppla wrote: > >> On 8/31/2014 11:15 AM, Sqwertz wrote: >>> On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:08:31 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote: >>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc >>>> >>>> Some of the reasons behind the cost >>> >>> The article says bacon is up $.64/pound. Bullshit. Bacon is up >>> $2.30/lb in the last two years. >>> >>> -sw >>> >> >> One glaring item missing in this years Labor Day Sales is beef brisket. >> Usually the big sales on this item are on Memorial Day and Labor day >> (and some on the 4th of July) but this year... nothing. >> >> It is time to run the smoker and re-stock the freezer but the best >> prices for brisket was $2.49 and that was packer trim... which is pretty >> much not trimmed at all. > > Standard price for USDA Select packer cut brisket at both HEB and > Walmart just went up from $2.97 to $3.47/lb. 9 years ago the Labor Day > price was $.49/b (with additional $10 purchase), otherwise $1.19/lb > (every day price). > > Compare that to skirt steak which has only gone up $1 in the last 2 > years ($4.98 to $5.98). > > -sw > Drought. Cope. |
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