Re: These fats aren't cheap

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Dedy-

>how (and where) can they get away with these prices?...

You mean $15/lb for raw pastured butter? Because we (people who want it)

are a captive market. The overwhelming majority of dairy available in the

US is pasteurized and from grain-fed confinement cows, and in many states

it's illegal or extremely difficult to sell raw dairy.

If the campaign to legalize raw pastured dairy ever succeeds on a wide

scale, prices will come down somewhat, though it'll probably always be more

expensive than subsidized crap at the grocery store.

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From: " Rundle " <Dpdg@...>

> We have always been under the impression that EVERYTHING in the US is

cheaper

> than here. how (and where) can they get away with these prices?...

There are a few reasons. In many states, raw dairy products are a

black-market item, and with black-market status come black-market prices.

When someone can have his farm taken away for selling raw butter, he's not

going to do it for $5/lb. Besides, it's a niche market. I think that there

are a few farms where you can get raw, pastured butter at that price, but

most of them aren't willing to ship it.