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wharris

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Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« on: March 29, 2009, 12:22:47 AM »
I am paying between 1.99/gal-4.00/gal for whole/past/homo milk.  What do the rest of you pay?


Anyone buy millk in "bulk" from farmer's markets or anything?  I would buy 10 - 20 gal a week if i could get a deal.

 

Worlock

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 12:49:33 AM »
Was just talking with my wife about this tonight.  Working our costs, etc..

I think she told me we pay 2.60 something for whole.

linuxboy

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 12:53:42 AM »
3.19 per 2 gallons for whole and 3.09 per two gallons for 2%. This is from Cash and Carry.

wharris

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 12:57:58 AM »
My 1.99/gal is from Sam's Club.  My 4.00/gal is from Hartzler family dairy

Worlock

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 01:03:11 AM »
Oh man I wish I could get my hands on some of that Hartzler milk.... I am envious sir.  I'd pay the 4 buckeroos every time to support a local like that.

Cheese Head

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 03:34:49 AM »
Store bought past homogenized skim or 1% or 2% or whole cow's milk here in Houston Texas was USD3.49 per 1 US gallon last summer, now it's down to USD2.49, and yesterday I paid USD1.99! Poor farmers, hate to think what they are getting for it.

Deflation is everywhere, housing is cheaper, stocks are cheaper, oil/gasoline/petrol is cheaper, loans (interest) is cheaper, even milk and groceries are cheaper.

makkonen

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 10:55:10 AM »
about 2.19 for skim up to 2.49 for whole (1 gallon) at Costco in Austin the last few months, I think. Regular supermarket price was $4.40 until a couple months ago, then dropped to $4, and then to $3.

It's sort of neat to observe the stickiness of prices at different retailers. The lighter side of economic instability.

Zinger

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2009, 12:49:28 PM »
$1.97 per gallon at Meijers last night. Decided I better buy some for a batch of Cheddar, think I'll attempt a Wine Cheddar.

huffdaddy

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2009, 12:57:11 AM »
The low temp stuff I can use to make cheese with is around KRW4,700 for 1.8 liters.  Which is around US$6-7/gallon.  The raw milk I bought for my last batch was KRW1,000 per liter.   Which is around US$3/gallon. 

thebelgianpanda

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2009, 02:06:26 AM »
$2.19/gallon of locally produced pasteurized, homogenized milk.
$6/gallon for raw whole cow milk from the farm.
$8/gallon for raw goat milk.

Worlock

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2009, 02:07:56 AM »
$2.19/gallon of locally produced pasteurized, homogenized milk.
$6/gallon for raw whole cow milk from the farm.
$8/gallon for raw goat milk.

You sir, have my envy.

thebelgianpanda

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2009, 02:10:04 AM »
Yeah, after talking with a professional cheese maker, raw cow around here averages $10/gal.  I am not passing this tidbit of info to my dealer though :D
Raw is soooo much more fun to work with, and the end result is much, much better.

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2009, 08:31:42 AM »
I've heard that if you buy at least four cases, 16 gallons, or something like that Whole Food will give you a 20 or 30 percent discount, don't remember the specifics. I get my past/homo milk from Lucky's for $2.50 a gallon.

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2009, 11:44:32 PM »
I am paying $3.79 /gallon for whole milk here from WalMart.

Rich

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Re: Manufactured Cow's Milk - Prices?
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2009, 11:54:36 PM »
The store here charges $3.25; but I get mine raw from the local dairy for $3/gal.