DAP...PRICE INCREASE

[NorthernWinos]

FYI...
Everyone is blaming Ethanol for the increase of almost everything....the cost of planting this springs crops is at a record high....

We as winemakers all use DAP...aka...Yeast Energizer..[diammonium phosphate]....The cost for farmers to use it for fertilizer has gone up from $550.00/ton to over $1100.00/ton since January....

So...expect the price of your wine inputs to increase as well....now don't create a shortage by stock piling it...our usage as winemakers is very small.

 

[Okie1]

Urea has gone throught the roof too. I just bought 2 ton of 28-13-13 friday and fell over in shock when I got the bill for $1668 for 80 50# bags


Thats up 100% from what I paid in Nov 2007 thanks to DAP and Urea.


Its real scary to think of what this will do to food prices later this year!!

 

[Waldo]

Dont worry...THE HUGE REBATE CHECKS WILL SOON BE IN THE MAIL and then all will be ok again.

 

[NorthernWinos]

RoundUp has gone crazy as well....We had a couple barrels left from last year that cost about $21/gallon....Jim got some a couple months ago at a bargain of $34/gallon...It is now over $60/gallon....
Reason!!!! They are blaming the Olympics in China...they are trying to clean up their air quality and shut down a lot of chemical plants....

I truly believe the cost of food is a bargain in this country...and we are all very fortunate at this point in our lives....as for the future...who can guess.

 

[bmckee56]

You mean the ones that "NOBAMA" wants to send out?