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Will American shoppers soon be saying, "I can't believe I can't afford butter?" Butter prices hit a record high on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this week, and with the levels of the stuff in storage down 42% over this time last year, "Americans are about to be reminded that butter is a luxury," according to Quartz. Butter's price has surged 62% this year, notes Bloomberg, and demand keeps going up: US consumption of the commodity has reached its highest level in 40 years as consumers turn toward natural foods instead of processed ones like margarine.
A pound of butter costs about $2.50, up from $1.99 here. I noticed the increase when I went shopping last week. One pound lasts me about a month give or take a week, depending on what I've been cooking. My income is not what most people would consider very large. I think if I can afford some butter so can most other people. It just means buying one less latte at Starbucks.
I've noticed that butter has gone up. It was probably $2.50/lb and now it seems to be $3 or $3.29.
My husband's butter consumption has also increased, maybe that's why I'm noticing the price increase more than I otherwise would have. I never should have taught him that there was a difference between butter and margarine.
A pound of butter costs about $2.50, up from $1.99 here. I noticed the increase when I went shopping last week. One pound lasts me about a month give or take a week, depending on what I've been cooking. My income is not what most people would consider very large. I think if I can afford some butter so can most other people. It just means buying one less latte at Starbucks.
I run out of butter pretty quickly in the summer. Corn on the cob, you know....
It won't change my habits. I've never been a margarine user. Either butter, olive oil, or some other good oil. But I don't use a great deal of butter -- maybe 1 stick every 3-4 weeks. Closer to 3 weeks right now because of the good corn, but still, it's not enough of a price difference to make a difference to me.
Well, at my Publix, and other stores here, butter goes on sale every so often, so I buy a bunch. My evil twin wants to try the expensive butters that are available, but I can't. I wonder if there is much difference? We do use Smart Balance for some things, but I still use a lot of butter, when quality matters. I think natural is better.
Well, at my Publix, and other stores here, butter goes on sale every so often, so I buy a bunch. My evil twin wants to try the expensive butters that are available, but I can't. I wonder if there is much difference? We do use Smart Balance for some things, but I still use a lot of butter, when quality matters. I think natural is better.
There is a difference, I assure you. I did my own taste test once. Bought several kinds, and tried them. I'll never buy the store brand again...except for Whole Foods 365, and Trader Joe brands - both are quite good. Plugra is my absolute favorite, and Lurpak is very good too, but just too pricey. Land of Lakes - not so much - it's bland. But I sometimes do buy it as it goes on sale much more often than other brands.
And it depends on what I am making, of course. If I am making pralines, I only use Plugra.
We bake all the time around here, so a pound goes pretty fast. Maybe a little over a week. Looks like I'll be making some applesauce (applesauce can be used as a partial replacement for fats in baked goods), using all those surplus apples we've got on the neighborhood trees. Or cut down on the baked goods, which is probably a healthier option.
We usually have about 20 pounds of butter in the house most of the time and when we travel to Tennessee and I am able to go to the Amish area we come home with a minimum of 50 pounds of Amish made butter.
NO margarine will ever cross the threshold of our home.
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