Did We Run Out Of Cows??
We were shocked yesterday when we went replenish the milk supply. Gallons over $5 and a quart of creme $7+?????
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Super_Dave wrote:
Stopped by the store last night to pick up a gallon of milk so we could have some for breakfast this morning. The "off" brand was $5/gal. It kind of reminded me of growing up poor and my mom trying to sneak powdered milk by us. She would put it in a real milk carton thinking we wouldn't notice.
Worked for the major dairy producer in WA, OR, ID...the off brand is co-packed. Most of the milk is "pooled" meaning that the farms all sell into a local pool, if there is one around. Strangest part...Milk picked up from the farm on the 1st day of the month, on your table the second day of the month, the farmer doesn't know what the price of that milk is until the 15th of the following month due to the pooling prices....Amazing.
FYI: Out here in WA, all of costco's milk is Darigold just "re-branded". Safeway has their own plant, but buys their raw milk from Darigold. Smith Brothers use to have their own farms, now they buy raw milk from Darigold as well.
