Butter Update

[CloudBee]

I just called Atlantis to confirm that they have our need for a crib noted on our reservation.  While chatting with the customer service rep, she said that there's a sundry shop onsite, with milk, bread, etc.

All that drama for nothing!

[sa]

But how much is the butter?

[raangoli]

I still think you should do it and report back.

[heyrebekah]

I have been eagerly awaiting a butter update. Thank you for not leaving us with our bread unbuttered.

[Deleted]

Did you ask how much it costs?

[Deleted]

I love Butter Watch: 2014

[Pom]

I woke up in my hotel room this morning and thought, WTF didn't I pack butter? I swear I did. I had a muffin and no butter. I LOVE YOU CLOUDBEE.

PS.I did pack waters, diet coke, jello (my jaw is still sore from wisdom teeth extraction) and some protein. I am on a work trip with Mr. P and we did not fly

[wanderlustfoodie]

Aug 29, 2014 9:21:49 GMT -5 @wandering said:

Did you ask how much it costs?

Exactly; there's a price to pay for convenience. I'd imagine the items onsite will be considerably more expensive than offsite.

[hanksmom]

I love that you updated!

[dexteroni]

Aug 29, 2014 9:43:56 GMT -5 Pom said:

I woke up in my hotel room this morning and thought, WTF didn't I pack butter? I swear I did. I had a muffin and no butter. I LOVE YOU CLOUDBEE.

PS.I did pack waters, diet coke, jello (my jaw is still sore from wisdom teeth extraction) and some protein. I am on a work trip with Mr. P and we did not fly

Didn't I pack butter? And why are my clothes all soaked in grease? lol.

Where are you on your trip? Have fun!

[Pom]

Aug 29, 2014 10:32:01 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Aug 29, 2014 9:43:56 GMT -5 Pom said:

I woke up in my hotel room this morning and thought, WTF didn't I pack butter? I swear I did. I had a muffin and no butter. I LOVE YOU CLOUDBEE.

PS.I did pack waters, diet coke, jello (my jaw is still sore from wisdom teeth extraction) and some protein. I am on a work trip with Mr. P and we did not fly

Didn't I pack butter? And why are my clothes all soaked in grease? lol.

Where are you on your trip? Have fun!

We are in College Station, TX...home of the Aggies  Lots of oilfield stuff going on here and Mr. P needed to take care of some stuff. My niece lives here, so I tagged along. We got to have dinner with her and her BF last night and stayed up late playing Monopoly Empire, LOL.  Tonight we are doing burgers then the movies.  Sadly, we are going back home tomorrow and then over to Houston for 4 days on Monday and niece will be leaving on a work trip to D.C..   It's really too hot here to pack the butter ;p

[aurora]

You are awesome for updating us.

[UnderProtest]

I want an update to how much this butter at the sundry shop actually costs. Please.

[y4m]

I just saw this and came running here to share - grab those butter futures ladies!

www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-29/butter-prices-reach-all-time-high-amid-smaller-stockpiles.html

Butter Prices Reach All-Time High Amid Smaller Stockpiles

Butter futures reached an all-time high in Chicago as Americans’ rising appetite for the fatty dairy spread and rising exports erode U.S. inventories.

Domestic consumption is projected to rise 0.8 percent to 788,000 metric tons in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That would be the second-highest ever in data going back to 1965. Shipments in the first six months of the year were up 42 percent from 2013. Demand is rising as milk production trailed analyst expectations, while fat content, used to make butter, is also dropping, according to Eric Meyer, the president of Chicago-based HighGround Dairy.

Consumers have increased purchases for five straight years, while margarine sales dropped, according to researcher Nielsen NV. The gains left U.S. stockpiles in July 42 percent lower than a year earlier, USDA data show. Tight butter supplies are contributing to higher costs for buyers including Panera Bread Co.

“Ultimately, there’s good demand for cream-based products that’s tightening up the market,” Dave Kurzawski, a Chicago-based senior broker at INTL FCStone Inc., said in a telephone interview. “We haven’t had a tremendous amount of milk to deal with either, and the quality of fat in milk has gone down.”

Butter futures for October settlement climbed 1.1 percent to $2.55 a pound at 11:12 a.m. on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, after touching $2.5500002, the highest ever for a most active contract. The commodity is up 62 percent this year.

U.S. prices are higher than those from other producing nations, signaling American shipments will slow. Butter is averaging $2,985 a metric ton ($1.35 a pound ) in New Zealand, the world’s biggest exporter, the USDA said yesterday.

“We have a gaping hole with where U.S. prices and where world prices for fat are,” Kurzawski said. “That’s going to have to close at some point.”

[v]

Pretty please report back on price!!! I'm going to guess $10.99 a pound.

[pantsparty]

Damn, Atlantis? You are a high roller

[agnes]

Maybe we should place bets on the price of the on site butter?

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