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I can well understand all the advertising and trucking adding to the cost. But it always has, this isn't a recent development. These price hikes are crazy. I still think that, at least where I am, there is some gouging going on.
Diesel, as everyone knows has skyrocketed over the past 3-5 years. Corn? Soybreans? My!!! Lots of factors driving commodities. World demand, world population, ethanol, politics, production issues related to climatic conditions, take your pick.
Some local mills are up to $12 a 50# and they are using their own grains. I don't see it as gouging as much as the new reality, perhaps. Semantics? I dunno. Frankly, given the cost of the raw materials, $25 a hundred for a quality feed is about right. That doesn't mean it makes any of us happy. There is major inflation in the food stuffs, grains, etc. I see no chance of a return to the "good old days" of lower feed/food prices of just a few years ago. There is far, far too much world wide demand. There is also a limit to the acreage that can be put into production. Welcome to the 21st century. It is a bit unsettling.