Give Me Some Sugar

It is very worrisome to see the news stories about food shortages. Yesterday this story was posted about sugar:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43cfbb7a-e6b2-11df-99b3-00144feab49a.html

Sugar soars to 30-year high as supply fears grow
By Jack Farchy in London
Published: November 2 2010 19:22 | Last updated: November 2 2010 19:22

The price of sugar has jumped to a 30-year high as the Brazilian harvest has tailed off sharply, hardening expectations of a shortage.

Traders believe that prices could soar over the coming months as the market faces a supply shortfall driven by smaller-than-forecast crops in important growing countries from Brazil to Russia and western Europe.

I just went to the Family Home Storage Center (commonly called the Greensboro Cannery). We can get sugar there for $4.65 for a #10 can (6.1 lbs.), if you can it yourself.
Or you can get sugar for $4.60 for a mylar pouch containing 7.1 lbs.
Or buy it bulk for $6.35 for a 25 lbs. bag. (If you have any food buckets at home, just dump it in. Sugar is the only commodity the cannery offers which does not require any treatment. You don't have to add that oxygen packet, the sugar will keep fresh all by itself.)

UPDATE: Just in the past couple of days the ProvidentLiving.org website updated the pricing to $14.00 for a 25 lb. bag. Download the Home Storage Center Order form on this page: http://www.providentliving.org/content/display/0,11666,8133-1-4352-1,00.html

(Since I didn't know the prices for sugar at Sam's, two lovely ladies sent them to me, and those prices are listed at the end of this post.)

I have seen Church recommendations to have at least 60 lbs. of sugar or honey for each person per year. (That 60 lbs. doesn't all have to be white sugar, it can also include things like sweetened Koolaid powder, Jello, hot chocolate powder, brown sugar, powdered sugar, Karo syrup, and other things that are mostly sugar.)

I will be arranging some trips to the cannery in the future, please contact me by email or phone to tell me you are interested. (This offer is for my ward members only.)

Here is a comment added by Nickey:

I was at Sams the other day and they wanted $26 for 50 pounds, and I checked on line today and it is listed for $29.22.

While at the fair last month I spoke to the beekeeper/honey men and they saud the NC beekeepers are raising prices for honey... They gave me the name of a person who sold a 60# bucket for $125 last year and said they think he will be the cheapest this year as well. I have not called him yet but if people want to get together and buy some in bulk I will call around and get pricing.

Here is a comment by Kim:

Sams has 10 lb bags for $6.15. (Which is an increase of a dollar from earlier this year)
Sam's has 25 lb bags for $15.34.
Sam's has 50 lb bags for $29.22.

I just checked the online order form for the home storage center and it shows that the prices have gone up to $14 for a 25 lb bag.

So it's a pretty close call between going to Sams and spending the gas money to drive to Greensboro!