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On 4/30/2016 8:37 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 4/28/2016 5:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:42:33 PM UTC-4, Janet B wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:11:37 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:34:04 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> IMHO, it's not yet the best price. It's a tad too early. The lowest is
>>>>>> 6 ears for $2.98. In a few weeks it will likely be 10 ears and the
>>>>>> price might drop.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yikes. $.50/ear is the HIGHEST price corn ever fetches around here,
>>>>> and this would never be advertised. Sale price is 8-10 ears for $1.
>>>>> Normal price during corn season would be 4 or 5 for $1. Those are
>>>>> 2013-2015 prices, not 1965 Sheldon prices.
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>> I've seen it close to $1 each here in season (at the supermarket) I
>>>> don't know what the farms stands sell it for.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> If memory serves, the going rate here in-season is $2.00 for six ears.
>>> "In-season" won't happen until July, typically. We had an extremely
>>> mild winter, so they might be able to plant early this year.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>

>> Here's why I do like living in the southern US. 50 cents for six ears
>> last year at the farm stand. But that was at the end of may or early
>> June.

>
> Both cost of living and wages are lower. It's probably a wash, or
> people from Michigan would be flocking to South Carolina.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


Too late, they all moved to Aridzona!
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