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The price of butter

Can anyone explain why butter has gone up in price recently?

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  • Everything has increased in price, not just butter. I noticed this afternoon that a 250 gramme pack has gone up by nine pence since last week in Lidl. I understand the increase in butter prices is mainly due to the increased cost of cereals and animal feed. I also understand that dairy farmers are taking a huge hit on every pint sold to the supermarkets which explains why the price of that has remained steady.
  • zippychick
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    as this is shopping/groceries related ive moved it over here for you

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  • bcl999
    bcl999 Posts: 3,620 Forumite
    I understand the increase in butter prices is mainly due to the increased cost of cereals and animal feed. I also understand that dairy farmers are taking a huge hit on every pint sold to the supermarkets which explains why the price of that has remained steady.
    Thought they ate just grass in the summer. That's the cows - not the dairy farmers.;)
  • Ladyhawk
    Ladyhawk Posts: 2,064 Forumite
    The milk flush is in the spring which is when cow produce the most amount of milk - so as we go into autumn the milk production does decrease. The farmers are also receiving a higher price per litre. There are also the increased cost of fuel which also goes some way to explain the price increase.
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  • bubbs
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    I have been getting my butter from the garage, the shop part is premier and the garage BP, country life butter cheaper than supermrakets £1.09, im stocking up!!
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  • DCFC79
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    mancroft wrote: »
    Can anyone explain why butter has gone up in price recently?

    already been discussed here, did you really have to start another thread about it.
  • Xyon81
    Xyon81 Posts: 124 Forumite
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    spreads or actual butter?
  • Angela
    Angela Posts: 1,533 Forumite
    bubbs wrote: »
    I have been getting my butter from the garage, the shop part is premier and the garage BP, country life butter cheaper than supermrakets £1.09, im stocking up!!
    Thanks for this picked up 4 packs yesterday salted only.
    Was just passing a corner shop I never shop in and noticed it was a premier express so popped in and got some.
    Noticed they had surf small and mighty 18 wash at 2.99 BOGOF as well anything under 10p a wash gets my vote.
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